During the spring and summer of 2003, about 800 Service members guarded a water injection facility in the Basrah oil fields at Qarmat Ali, Iraq. Service members included National Guard, Reserve, and Active Duty Soldiers. This facility was contaminated with sodium dichromate dust which is a source of hexavalent chromium, a chemical that is known to cause cancer.
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Qarmat Ali Medical Surveillance Program
During the spring and summer of 2003, about 800 Service members guarded a water injection facility in the Basrah oil fields at Qarmat Ali, Iraq. Service members included National Guard, Reserve, and Active Duty Soldiers. This facility was contaminated with sodium dichromate dust which is a source of hexavalent chromium, a chemical that is known to cause cancer.
VA has set up a free, special medical surveillance program to monitor the health of Veterans who were at Qarmat Ali. For more information, see OEF/OIF Hazardous Exposures: Qarmat Ali Water Injection Facility
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