Two soldiers who served in Iraq have filed suit against a number of defense contractors. They claim that these contractors burned toxic waste, including asbestos insulation, plastic, rubber tires and latrine waste, near military bases and camps in Iraq and Afghanistan and that they endangered the health of U.S. servicemen.
The soldiers say that exposure to toxic fumes from the open pits injured soldiers stationed nearby, and the exposure resulted in a range of health problems from headaches and respiratory illnesses to cancer and even death.
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Some of the soldiers who were exposed to the toxic fumes who were exposed to asbestos, dioxin, and other toxins from the burning of waste could develop mesothelioma or other cancers.
The lawsuit names the following companies as defendants: KBR Inc.; Kellogg, Brown & Root Services Inc.; Kellogg, Brown & Root LLC; and Halliburton. The lawsuit claims that the practice has been going on since 2004, it is said to continue today.
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Tags: Asbestos, Mesothelioma