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... This report chronicles some of the activities undertaken by the Columbia University researchers as they met the various challenges posed by the study and in response to continuing communication with the TOM committee. PROJECT 1: MILITARY UNIT AND HERBICIDE SPRAYING DATABASES, AND EXPOSURE ASSESSMENT MODEL DEVELOPMENT The goal of Project ~ the primary task in the research effort was to construct a transportable system for evaluating herbicide exposure of veterans who served in Vietnam.
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  • continuing communication
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