1. Military Burn Pits.
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Sotolongo, Anays, Falvo, Michael, Santos, Susan, Johnson, Iman, Arjomandi, Mehrdad, Hines, Stella, Krefft, Silpa, Osterholzer, John, and Sockrider, Marianna
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BURNING at the stake (Execution) ,MILITARY cadets ,SOLID waste ,BIOGAS ,WEAPONS - Abstract
The article discusses Military Burn Pits. Topics include The term burn pit is used by the military to refer to areas where solid waste is burned outside in the open air; waste may include chemicals, weapons and ammunition, metal/ aluminum cans, medical and human waste, plastics, rubber, and discarded food; and the military uses these open-air burn pits when there is no equipment specifically designed for burning solid waste and when there are more than 100 attached or assigned personnel.
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- 2020
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