Pesticide Use During the Gulf War

A Survey of Gulf War Veterans

Ronald D. Fricker, Elaine Reardon, Dalia M. Spektor, Sarah K. Cotton, Jennifer Hawes-Dawson, Jennifer E. Pace, Susan D. Hosek

ResearchPublished 2000

This report documents the results of a telephone survey of 2,005 Gulf War veterans investigating the use of pesticides during Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm. Respondents statistically represented the U.S. military population in the Kuwaiti Theater of Operations between August 1990 and July 1991. Survey results characterized pesticide use by U.S. service members, including personal and field use of pesticides, as well as observed pesticide use by others. Information was obtained for living, working, and eating areas for a randomly chosen month of deployment. Results show that the majority of personnel were exposed to some pesticides, and there were differences in use by service; small differences by season and by rank, and larger differences by living arrangements. Possible cases of misuse of some pesticides were identified. However, with the exception of the use of flea collars, these cases could also be attributed to incorrect pesticide identification. The authors found no evidence of widespread misuse of field pesticides.

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  • Year: 2000
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  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.7249/MR1018.12
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Fricker, Ronald D., Elaine Reardon, Dalia M. Spektor, Sarah K. Cotton, Jennifer Hawes-Dawson, Jennifer E. Pace, and Susan D. Hosek, Pesticide Use During the Gulf War: A Survey of Gulf War Veterans, RAND Corporation, MR-1018/12-OSD, 2000. As of October 4, 2024: https://www.rand.org/pubs/monograph_reports/MR1018z12.html
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Fricker, Ronald D., Elaine Reardon, Dalia M. Spektor, Sarah K. Cotton, Jennifer Hawes-Dawson, Jennifer E. Pace, and Susan D. Hosek, Pesticide Use During the Gulf War: A Survey of Gulf War Veterans. Santa Monica, CA: RAND Corporation, 2000. https://www.rand.org/pubs/monograph_reports/MR1018z12.html. Also available in print form.
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