A doctor studying the toxic effects of burn pits once used at military bases across the Middle East is hopeful he can help treat the potentially thousands of veterans who may be suffering from their exposure to the massive garbage piles.

This is the third in a series on burn pits by the NBC10 Investigators.

Read and watch our original reports here: [ Ссылка ]

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FOR MORE INFORMATION:

The Veterans Affairs Department's Airborne Hazards and Open Burn Pit Registry is available online at [ Ссылка ]

Two veterans' advocacy groups are also working to raise awareness and on behalf of vets:
Iraq and Afghanistan Veteran of America: [ Ссылка ]
and
BurnPits360: [ Ссылка ]

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