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Biological Monitoring for Depleted Uranium Exposure in U.S. Veterans

Carrie D. Dorsey, Susan M. Engelhardt, Katherine S. Squibb, Melissa A. McDiarmid

Environmental Health Perspectives · 2009 · 19 citations · 18 references

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Abstract

No urine U measure with a "depleted" isotopic signature has been detected in U.S. veterans without a history of retained DU embedded fragments from previous injury. These findings suggest that future DU-related health harm is unlikely in veterans without DU fragments.

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