... enemy bunker, he believes shrapnel containing depleteduranium pierced his back and lungs. Marshall ... 1993 of about 80 veterans exposed to depleteduranium. 'To date,' according ... that is because of the controversy surrounding depleteduranium, which is enriched from natural uranium ... of public health and environmental hazards. Depleteduranium is twice as dense as lead,... http://www.vawatchdog.org/08/nf08/nfMAR08/nf031708-9.htm
...- Epidemiologic Studies of Veterans Exposed to DepletedUranium: Feasibility and Design Issues Released On: July 30, 2008 Depleteduranium, a component of some weapons systems ... would assess health outcomes of exposure to depleteduranium. The study committee examined several options to study health outcomes of depleteduranium exposure in military and veteran populations and... http://www.vawatchdog.org/08/nf08/nfAUG08/nf080208-4.htm
...Friendly Version COMMON SOIL FUNGI COULD LOCK DEPLETEDURANIUM OUT OF HARM'S WAY - ... away uranium." For more about depleteduranium, use the VA Watchdog search engine ...----- Fungi lock depleteduranium out of harm's way * ... could help clean up battlefields contaminated with depleteduranium. At present, sites can be... http://www.vawatchdog.org/08/nf08/nfMAY08/nf050608-5.htm
4. VA Watchdog dot Org - VA NEWS FLASH - 05-12-2007 #2 -- DEPLETED URANIUM IN HAWAII IS A COLD WAR LEFTOVER -- DU came from a recoilless rifle capable of firing a 76-pound nuclear bomb, the Pentagon confirmed.nf051207-2.htm
...12-2007 #2 -- DEPLETEDURANIUM IN HAWAII IS A COLD WAR LEFTOVER ... page: Javascript Bookmark Printer Friendly Page DEPLETEDURANIUM IN HAWAII IS A COLD WAR LEFTOVER ...------- Depleteduranium a Cold War leftover By William Cole Advertiser Military Writer Depleteduranium that was left behind in Hawai'... http://www.vawatchdog.org/07/nf07/nfMAY07/nf051207-2.htm
5. VA Watchdog dot Org - VA NEWS FLASH - 06-28-2007 #8 -- LETHAL LEGACY OF TANK-BUSTING DEPLETED URANIUM -- Toxic, radioactive dust released from armour-piercing DEPLETED URANIUM shells lingers for decades in the environment and contaminates land far from where it is used.nf062807-8.htm
...- LETHAL LEGACY OF TANK-BUSTING DEPLETEDURANIUM -- Toxic, radioactive dust released from armour-piercing depleteduranium shells lingers for decades in the environment ... Page LETHAL LEGACY OF TANK-BUSTING DEPLETEDURANIUM -- Toxic, radioactive dust released from armour-piercing depleteduranium shells lingers for decades in the environment... http://www.vawatchdog.org/07/nf07/nfJUN07/nf062807-8.htm
... bottom of page. WHERE IS THE DEPLETEDURANIUM IN U.S. MILITARY VETERANS ... dot Org ... As the depleteduranium (DU) debate continues, here ... U.S. veterans exposed to depleteduranium (DU) , biological monitoring of ... without DU fragments. We thank the DepletedUranium Follow-up Program administrative staff and... http://www.vawatchdog.org/10/nf10/nfjan10/nf011210-2.htm
... The U.S. military uses depleteduranium in many of its weapons because of its armour-piercing capabilities. When depleteduranium strikes a target, small particles of ... Capstone Study measured the amount of airborne depleteduranium particles in an armored vehicle after it was hit with a round made from depleted-uranium. No soldiers were physically examined in... http://www.vawatchdog.org/old newsflashes APR 06/newsflash04-05-2006-7.htm
... Printer-Friendly Version WIDOW'S DEPLETEDURANIUM CLAIM MOVES FORWARD -- "I ...." For more about veterans and depleteduranium, use the VA Watchdog search engine ... still smoldering while he inspected them. Depleteduranium is a by-product of the .... There has been extensive controversy about depleteduranium and its possible toxic effects on U... http://www.vawatchdog.org/08/nf08/nfJUL08/nf072908-2.htm
...Friendly Version ARMY SAYS NO THREAT FROM DEPLETEDURANIUM AT SCHOFIELD BARRACKS -- ". ... minimal amount." For more about depleteduranium, use the VA Watchdog search engine ...-- Army Says No Threat From DepletedUranium Other Agencies Agree With Findings SCHOFIELD BARRACKS ... found no significant public health threat from depleteduranium used decades ago at firing ranges on... http://www.vawatchdog.org/08/nf08/nfAPR08/nf042408-6.htm
10. VA Watchdog dot Org - VA NEWS FLASH - 06-14-2007 #2 -- TESTS FOR DEPLETED URANIUM ON HAWAII FIND AIR IS "NORMAL" -- Testing aimed at quelling residents' concerns about the possible presence of DU from military munitions.nf061407-2.htm
...' concerns about the possible presence of depleteduranium from military munitions. Concern that depleted .... OTHER USES A radiation dose from depleteduranium would be about 60 percent of that ... purified natural uranium. Civilian uses for depleteduranium include counterweights in aircraft and shielding in medical radiation. Depleteduranium is used in armor-penetrating military... http://www.vawatchdog.org/07/nf07/nfJUN07/nf061407-2.htm
