Review of the toxicologic and radiologic risks to military personnel from exposures to depleted uranium during and after combat /
"Since the 1980s, the U.S. military has used depleted uranium in munitions and in protective armor on tanks. Depleted uranium is a toxic heavy metal and is weakly radioactive. Concerns have been raised about the adverse health effects from exposure to depleted uranium that is aerosolized during...
| Автор-организация: | National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Toxicologic and Radiologic Effects from Exposure to Depleted Uranium During and After Combat., National Research Council (U.S.). Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology. |
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| Формат: | Електронна книга |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
Washington, D.C. :
National Academies Press,
2008.
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Review of the toxicologic and radiologic risks to military personnel from exposures to depleted uranium during and after combat. |
Съдържание:
- Introduction and technical background
- Toxicokinetics of depleted uranium
- Toxic effects of uranium on the kidneys
- Toxic effects of uranium on the lungs
- Toxic effects of uranium on other organ systems
- Radiologic effects of depleted uranium
- Uranium carcinogenicity and genotoxicity
- Evaluation of the Army's Capstone Report
- Appendix A: Biographic Information on the Committee on Toxicologic and Radiologic Effects from Exposure to Depleted Uranium During and After Combat
- Appendix B: Risk of selected cancers and nonmalignant diseases in uranium workers.