The evolution of depleted uranium as an environmental risk factor: Lessons from other metals

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 129-135

  Briner, Wayne E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT KEARNEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Depleted uranium; Environmental contamination; Lead; Military activity

Indexed keywords

LEAD; URANIUM; CARCINOGEN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; CHEMICAL CARCINOGENESIS; CHEMICAL WARFARE; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; DNA STRAND BREAKAGE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL RADIOACTIVITY; HEALTH HAZARD; HEAVY METAL POISONING; HUMAN; LEAD POISONING; MILITARY RESEARCH; MUTAGENICITY; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR FUEL REPROCESSING; POPULATION RISK; RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; UTERINE CERVIX CARCINOMA; ANIMAL; DRUG EFFECT; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; POLLUTANT; REVIEW; WAR;

ANIMALIA;

ANIMALS; CARCINOGENS; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; HUMANS; LEAD; RADIOACTIVE POLLUTANTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; URANIUM; WAR;

EID: 35548929920     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph2006030016     Document Type: Conference Paper

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