Measurements of daily urinary uranium excretion in German peacekeeping personnel and residents of the Kosovo region to assess potential intakes of depleted uranium (DU)

Oeh, U., Priest, Nicholas, Roth, P., Ragnarsdottir, K. V., Li, W.B., Höllriegl, V., Thirlwall, M.F., Michalke, B., Giussani, A., Schramel, P. and Paretzke, H.G. (2007) Measurements of daily urinary uranium excretion in German peacekeeping personnel and residents of the Kosovo region to assess potential intakes of depleted uranium (DU). Science of the Total Environment, 381 (1-3) . pp. 77-87. ISSN 0048-9697 [Article] (doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2007.03.024)

Abstract

A study designed to determine the extent of military and civilian population exposure to munitions-derived depleted uranium in Kosovo and southern Serbia. Used advanced multi-collector ICPMS to measure DU excretion and uranium isotope ratios. No current DU exposure indicated cf. previous publication where excretion found early after conflict.

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