By Rosalie Bertell

Published in International Journal of Health Services, Volume 36, Number 3, Pages 503-520, 2006 © 2006, Baywood Publishing Co., Inc.

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For 15 years, the debate about depleted uranium (DU) and its detrimental effects on the

Part 3 of 3
Historical Political Background of the Dispute over Depleted Uranium

Part 2 of 3
Depleted Uranium and other Toxic Exposures

Part 1 of 3
Human Studies

By H. Patricia Hynes, Sardor Ibragimov

Whenever a new toxic material is introduced into the biosphere, it must be studied thoroughly with respect to: 1) The nature of the hazard; 2) The pathways to humans including the portal of entry into the human body; and 3)

SOURCE OF EXPOSURE:

Uranium metal is autopyrophoric and can burn spontaneously at room temperature in the presence of air, oxygen and water. At temperatures of 200-400 degrees Celsius, uranium powder may self-ignite in atmospheres of carbon dioxide and nitrogen.

I am an epidemiologist, with 30 years of experience in studying the health effect of exposure to ionizing radiation. I would like to call the attention of the UN Human Rights Tribunal to the use of depleted uranium (DU) weapons

By Rosalie Bertell