Depleted Uranium and Its Effects on Humans

Sustainability

Zdeněk Hon¹  Jan Österreicher¹  Leoš Navrátil¹ 

关键词: depleted uranium;    human health;    radio-toxicological risks;   

DOI  :  10.3390/su7044063

来源: mdpi

【 摘 要 】

The article summarizes contemporary scientific knowledge of depleted uranium effects on human health due to its use in military conflicts. The discussion covers cases of minimal risk due to external irradiation resulting from the storage and handling of depleted uranium ammunition and, in contrast, important toxicological and radio-toxicological risks of late effects resulting from the inhalation and ingestion of dust particles produced by the burning of the core of the anti-tank ammunition.

【 授权许可】

CC BY   
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