Applications of Depleted Uranium in the first and second Persian Gulf Wars: a review article

Background: Depleted uranium (DU) is a byproduct of natural uranium enrichment process. Its unique characteristics (e.g. high density) caused to use in civilian and military fields extensively. In the military fields, DU is used in the bullets and projectiles war hats. The munitions containing DU we...

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Main Authors: Abdolhamid Behrouzi, Firouzeh Farashbandi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Bushehr University of Medical Sciences 2009-12-01
Series:Iranian South Medical Journal
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Online Access:http://ismj.bpums.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-3-167&slc_lang=en&sid=1