Understanding Burn Pit Emissions Challenge Open burning is often used in combat zones to quickly discard of waste produced during military operations. Materials burned may include plastics, rubber, wood, paint, clothing, medical waste, discarded food and food containers, and even munitions and unexploded ordinance. Military personnel working in proximity to the burn pits are exposed to smoke containing a variety of chemicals emitted during combustion of the solid waste. Battelle supported toxicology studies for the Naval Medical Research Unit–Dayton to better understand the health effects associated with the inhalation exposure to these emissions. Solution Battelle researchers re-created a controlled but realistic outdoor environment to simulate open burning that occurs in war zones. We

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