depleted uranium

Urinary isotopic analysis in the UK Armed Forces

harminka — Tue, 03 Jul 2007 06:41:26 -0500

Army personnel involved in the Iraqi invasion of 2003 have not absorbed dangerous levels of depleted uranium, finds research published ahead of print in Occupational and Environmental Medicine.

Several tons of uranium and a town called Colonie

harminka — Wed, 27 Jun 2007 11:35:17 -0500

Recent research by the Department of Geology at University of Leicester, and at the British Geological Survey aims to improve understanding of how depleted uranium particulate behaves in the environment. PhD research student Nicholas Lloyd has identified uranium oxide particulate that has survived more than 25 years in the environment, and depleted uranium contamination nearly 6 km from point of release.

Exposure to depleted uranium from military action may pose health threats

harminka — Mon, 07 May 2007 08:27:49 -0500

Exposure to particles of depleted uranium (DU), the source of growing international concern as a potential health hazard, may increase the risk of genetic damage and lung cancer, scientists in Maine conclude in a report scheduled for the May 21 issue of ACS' Chemical Research in Toxicology, a monthly journal.

Revealing levels of depleted uranium in Army personnel

harminka — Mon, 05 Mar 2007 12:36:44 -0600

Novel Ames Lab composite may replace depleted uranium

harminka — Wed, 31 Jan 2007 12:12:06 -0600