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To: maceng2 who wrote (13032)	5/28/2007 3:03:08 PM
From: mistermj	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 36921

World Health Organization Depleted uranium Fact sheet N°257 Exposure to uranium and depleted uranium Under most circumstances, use of DU will make a negligible contribution to the overall natural background levels of uranium in the environment. Probably the greatest potential for DU exposure will follow conflict where DU munitions are used. A recent United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) report giving field measurements taken around selected impact sites in Kosovo (Federal Republic of Yugoslavia) indicates that contamination by DU in the environment was localized to a few tens of metres around impact sites. Contamination by DU dusts of local vegetation and water supplies was found to be extremely low. Thus, the probability of significant exposure to local populations was considered to be very low. ----------------------------------------- Monitoring and treatment of exposed individuals For the general population, neither civilian nor military use of DU is likely to produce exposures to DU significantly above normal background levels of uranium. Therefore, individual exposure assessments for DU will normally not be required. who.int