. "1 Introduction and Technical Background." Review of Toxicologic and Radiologic Risks to Military Personnel from Exposure to Depleted Uranium During and After Combat. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press, 2008.
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Review of the Toxicologic and Radiologic Risks to Military Personnel from Exposures to Depleted Uranium During and After Combat
genicity and genotoxicity of uranium compounds, focusing on studies exploring the evidence for a chemical contribution to the carcinogenic potential of DU. Chapter 8 provides the committee’s evaluation of the exposure assessment and health risk assessment presented in the Capstone Report. Appendix A provides biographic information on the committee, and Appendix B a detailed description of the epidemiologic studies mentioned in the report.
