US Medical & Environmental Studies and Reports

Please refer to DeployMed ResearchLINK for all Medical Research Projects and Publications relating to Depleted Uranium

Agency
Name of Report
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, Department of Health & Human Services Toxicological Profile for Uranium, Update, September, 1999. LINK
Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute Health Effects of Embedded Depleted Uranium Fragments: An Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute Workshop (November 1996) - A summary of 8 DU-related research efforts. PDF
Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute Health Risk Assessment of Embedded Depleted Uranium: Behavior, Physiology, Histology, and Biokinetic Modeling (December 1994 - January 1998) - A study of the behavioral and physical effects of DU implanted in rats. LINK
Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute Evaluation of the Health Risks of Embedded Depleted Uranium Shrapnel on Pregnancy and Offspring Development (Complete) - A study to determine whether embedded fragments of depleted uranium impact the ability of female rats to conceive or carry to term healthy offspring. LINK
Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute Carcinogenic Potential of Depleted Uranium and Tungsten Alloys (Complete) - A study to determine if fragments of depleted uranium and heavy metal tungsten alloy cause cancer when embedded in rats. LINK
Army Environmental Policy Institute Summary Report to Congress/ Health and Environmental Consequences of Depleted Uranium Use by the U.S. Army, June 1994, - A report of a team of health, environmental, systems and legal professionals who reviewed the technical literature, statutes, policies, procedures, regulations and training programs relevant to the Army's use of DU. The team also conducted interviews to assess the adequacy of technical understanding, procedural control and regulatory compliance with respect to the Army's use of DU. LINK
Committee on Health Effects Associated with Exposures During the Gulf War, Institute of Medicine, Vol. 1 Depleted Uranium, Sarin, Pyridostigmine Bromide, Vaccines, Gulf War and Health, eds. C.E. Fulco, C.T. Liverman, and H.C. Sox, Washington, D.C.: National Academy Press, 2000. PDF
Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Uranium, Third National Report on Human Exposure to Environmental Chemicals, NCEH Publication No. 05-0570, 67-70, July 2005 PDF
Harley N, Foulkes E, Hilborne LH, Anthony R, Hudson A. National Defense Research Institute, RAND, Vol. 7 Depleted Uranium, A Review of the Scientific Literature As It Pertains to Gulf War Illnesses, 1999. LINK
Lovelace Respiratory Research Institute Carcinogenicity of Depleted Uranium Fragments (Complete) - A study of the cancer risks associated with long-term exposure to DU fragments implanted in the muscle tissue of rats. LINK
Office of the Special Assistant to the Deputy Secretary of Defense for Gulf War Illnesses (OSAGWI) Impact of Laboratory Performance of Urine Uranium Analyses on Exposure Evaluations for Gulf War Veterans, Information Paper, October 18, 2002. LINK
Special Assistant to the Under Secretary of Defense for Gulf War Illness, Medical Readiness, and Military Deployments Depleted Uranium Environmental and Medical Surveillance in the Balkans Environmental Exposure Report (October 25, 2001) - This paper summarizes the findings of environmental and medical studies reported to date by most of the nations that deployed personnel to the Balkans and by international organizations. LINK
U.S. Air Force Armament Laboratory Alternatives for Disposal of Depleted Uranium Waste, Report No. AFATL-TR-85-78(November 1985) - In this study various alternatives for disposal of depleted uranium waste generated at Eglin AFB in 1985 were examined in detail including: disposal at DOE facilities, disposal at commercial facilities, on-site disposal, recycling to industry, inerting/stabilization, and volume reduction. Each alternative was evaluated according to technological status/risk, economic considerations, environmental impact, and commitment of resources. PDF
U.S. Army Center for Health Promotion and Preventive Medicine Health Risk Assessment Consultation No. 26-MF-7555-00D (September 15, 2000) - Human Exposure Assessment and Health Risk Characterization in support of the environmental exposure report "Depleted Uranium in the Gulf" of the Office of the Special Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Gulf War Illnesses, Medical Readiness and Military Deployments. LINK
U.S. Army Center for Health Promotion and Preventive Medicine Persian Gulf Veterans Health Tracking System (Complete) - A study of the characterization of all potential exposures (oil well fire smoke, vaccines, depleted uranium, etc.) by military personnel participating in Operation Desert Storm, and assessment of potential health consequences. LINK
U.S. General Accounting Office Gulf War Illnesses: Understanding of Health Effects of Depleted Uranium Evolving but Safety Training Needed (March 2000) - Report to congressional requesters regarding the health effects of depleted uranium exposure, medical screening programs for DU health effects, and DU training. PDF


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