I am quite surprised & disappointed that trash-incineration-to-power systems were not designed & used at these facilities, as we do now in many communities in this country. Anyway, something for those in power to urgently think about....
I was at Ballad Airbase (2003 LSA Anaconda) and can't imagine how it could be worse now , than it was back then. Try spending 12 - 14 hours in the tower that was directly adjacent the so called pit. Back then it was more of a giant burn pile than burn pit. It was non-stop smoke as well as the crap being brought into it. And there was no such thing as separating the garbage. Of course we were burning our **** back then too. Needless to say I've battled bronchitis and asthma every since getting back state side. Add it to the list.
Originally posted by llhizer: I was at Ballad Airbase (2003 LSA Anaconda) and can't imagine how it could be worse now , than it was back then. Try spending 12 - 14 hours in the tower that was directly adjacent the so called pit. Back then it was more of a giant burn pile than burn pit. It was non-stop smoke as well as the crap being brought into it. And there was no such thing as separating the garbage. Of course we were burning our **** back then too. Needless to say I've battled bronchitis and asthma every since getting back state side. Add it to the list.
i was there in 04-06 and i know just what you are talking about. it was the same for us then as it was for you. also in bucca 07-08 terrible breathing that crap. if the epa knew about it they would shut it down. also osha needs to investigate those sites. they are always talking that osha crap when it suits them.
Iraq has more than 80 billion in the bank for their oil profits and they sit on their butts and wait for the US to fix their toilets. Hurry up Obama and get us the h#ll out of that S#it hole.
I was at Balad Aug06 - Aug07. The prevailing winds sweep the smoke from the burn pit through the base 90% of the year. The pits not only burned trash, food waste ECT. But metals..Old t-34 tank hulks and the plastics, tires and other materials in and on them to name a few.
the grit from the smoke was so thick you could almost feel it on your teeth after running. I was given a medical form at the 332 EW medical offices to insert in my record.
I made sure that all my fellow enlisted were made aware of the form and encouraged them to get it.
At our FOB, we dug a big pit in the corner and every morning we took out our trash and burned it. The smell of burning $h!t bags in the morning was something else. You got used to it after a while.
