Possible Impacts of Depleted Uranium on Health
and Environment: The Case of Yugoslavia

Dragana Lj. Popović1, Gordana D. Djurić1, and Dragana J. Todorović2

1 Department of Physics and Biophysics, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Belgrade, Yugoslavia
2 Environmental and Radiation Protection Laboratory, Institute for Nuclear Sciences “Vinca”, Belgrade, Yugoslavia

Corresponding author: Dragana Popović
    Department of Physics and Biophysics
    Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
    Bul. JA 18
    YU-11000 Belgrade, Yugoslavia
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CEJOEM 2002, Vol.8. No.2–3.:227–231

Key words:
Depleted uranium, environment, health impact, damage assessment

Abstract:
The paper assesses possible health effects and environment damage due to the use of depleted uranium ammunition during the NATO bombardment of Yugoslavia. The amount of uranium that reached certain areas in the country and data of the long-term measurements of uranium concentrations in environmental and human samples was taken into account. State zero data on radio-ecological areas with higher concentrations of natural uranium, as well as on bioindicators, are also considered.

Received:  3 July 2002
Accepted:  4 November 2002
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