Depleted uranium: some remarks on radiation protection

Public health and environmental aspects of DU

“…It is also worth noting that there is no evidence that uranium, in any form, has caused cancer in humans. It has, however, been suggested that DU exposure might be associated with a statistically significant increase in Hodgkin's lymphoma observed in a large cohort of Italian soldiers who had served in the Balkans [5]. Recent in vitro studies into the effect of low levels of DU on human osteoblast cells have, however, demonstrated that genomic instability can result [6].…”