DEPLETED URANIUM
A Review of the
Scientific Literature
As It Pertains to
Gulf War Illnesses
Contents
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Preface
Figures
Tables
Summary
Acknowledgments
Abbreviations
Symbols
Radiological ConsiderationsChapter Two: Health Effects
Chemical Considerations
Regulatory Standards
Methods of Detection and Analysis
OverviewChapter Three: Concluding Remarks and Future Research
Internal Exposure
External Exposure
Clinical Discussion
Radiation EffectsAppendix
Heavy-Metal Toxicological Effects
Research
A. Principal Decay Scheme of the Uranium Series
B. Principal Decay Scheme of the Actinium Series
C. Resuspension
D. Single-Particle Lung Dosimetry
E. Exposure to Radon (222RN) and Its Decay Products
F. UNSCEAR Tables
G. Measured Deep Dose Rates for M60A3 and M1 Tanks
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