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Timely
Solutions to Current and Anticipated Operational Problems
As the Department of Defense realigns
organizations
and resources, Tri-Service Toxicology optimizes material, personnel,
and
financial resources. The mission of Tri-Service Toxicology is to
develop the biochemical data necessary to characterize the toxicity of
materials of interest to the Armed Forces, to use these data to
formulate
occupational and environmental health hazard evaluations and risk
assessments,
and develop and maintain a cadre of military personnel skilled in the
discipline
of toxicology and its applications to health-hazard evaluation and risk
assessment.
Tri-Service Toxicology’s research is directly
relevant to service members and is responsive to the changing
technologies
of science. Toxicology for the soldier involves assessment of
substances
used by the military as well as substances that may be present in the
military
environment.
The Army aspects of Tri-Service Toxicology
are USACEHR and U.S. Army Center for Health Promotion and Preventive
Medicine
(USACHPPM) at Aberdeen
Proving
Ground, MD. As a center of excellence for toxicology research,
USACEHR
sponsors working groups that gather distinguished scientists from the
military,
government, industry, and academia to focus their attention on
military-relevant
issues such as Deployment Toxicology. Leveraging our research
dollars
with current research and technology provides medical/materiel
solutions
for the operational environment.
Developing faster, cheaper, and more effective
ways of evaluating potential health effects of environmental exposures
at permanent military installations and at hazardous waste sites have
been
the focus of USACEHR. Assessment of hazards and risks of
contaminants
is done through the development of methods, procedures, and
models.
The products from this medical research enhance our understanding of
global
surveillance for chemical contamination, resulting in better protection
for our fighting force.
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