60 minutes. D.U.

Subjects: “…Depleted uranium Health aspects.…”
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Epidemiologic studies of veterans exposed to depleted uranium : feasibility and design issues /

Subjects: “…Depleted uranium Health aspects.…”
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Gulf War and health : updated literature review of depleted uranium /

Table of Contents: “…Uses of depleted uranium -- Exposure of military personnel to depleted uranium -- Radiologic and chemical effects of exposure to depleted uranium -- Dose-response modeling and risk assessment -- Toxicology. …”
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Review of toxicologic and radiologic risks to military personnel from exposure to depleted uranium during and after combat /

Table of Contents: “…Introduction and technical background -- Toxicokinetics of depleted uranium -- Toxic effects of uranium on the kidneys -- Toxic effects of uranium on the lungs -- Toxic effects of uranium on other organ systems -- Radiologic effects of depleted uranium -- Uranium carcinogenicity and genotoxicity -- Evaluation of the Army's Capstone Report.…”
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Gulf War and health. Vol. 1, Depleted uranium, sarin, pyridostigmine bromide, vaccines

Table of Contents: “…Front Matter -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Executive Summary -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Illnesses in Gulf War Veterans -- 3 Methodology -- 4 Depleted Uranium -- 5 Sarin -- 6 Pyridostigmine Bromide -- 7 Vaccines -- 8 Research Recommendations -- A Scientific Workshop Agenda -- B Public Meeting Agendas -- C Methods of Identifying and Collecting the Literature -- D Gulf War Illnesses and Recognizing New Diseases -- E Effects of Long-Term Exposure to Organophosphate Pesticides in Humans -- F Acronyms and Abbreviations -- Index…”
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Investigative reports. Desert Storm's deadly weapon

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Nuclear chemistry : new research

Table of Contents: “…The enhanced deposition of ¹³⁷cs fallout in tropical cloud forests -- Ceramic in ancient societies: a role for nuclear methods of analysis -- Effect of biosubstances on the ROS formation by depleted uranium -- Rapid and automated analytical technologies for radiological/nuclear emergency preparedness -- Fiber Bragg gratings a their applications as temperature and humidity sensors -- Oxa-pentanediamide and oxa-glutaramic acid: new and promising ligands in nuclear industry -- Application of centrifugal contactors in partitioning of high level waste in China -- Effectiveness assessment of corrosion inhibitors of bronze surfaces, an application of the thin layer activation technique to materials of interest in the field of cultural heritage -- Binding and structure properties in Monte Carlo simulation for non-isosymmetric nuclei.…”
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Improving the scientific basis for managing DOE's excess nuclear material and spent nuclear fuel

Table of Contents: “…Front Matter -- Preface -- List of Report Reviewers -- Contents -- Executive Summary -- 1 Introduction, Background, and Task -- 2 The Challenges of Managing DOE's Excess Nuclear Materials -- 3 Plutonium-239 -- 4 Spent DOE Nuclear Fuel -- 5 Cesium-137 and Strontium-90 Capsules -- 6 Depleted Uranium -- 7 The Higher Actinides -- 8 Conclusions -- References -- Appendix A Nuclear Materials Production in the DOE Complex -- Appendix B Biographical Sketches of Committee Members -- Appendix C Presentations to the Committee -- Appendix D List of Acronyms.…”
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War Torn Environment : Interpreting the Legal Threshold. by Hulme, Karen

Table of Contents: “…Case 3: Chemical Warfare by Iraq -- Case 4: Depleted Uranium Ammunition in Kosovo, 1999 -- Case 5: Cluster Weapons -- Case 6: Dangerous Remnants of War in the 1990-91 Gulf Conflict -- Part III: The Results -- 10. …”
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From Hiroshima to Fukushima to You. by Dewar, Dale

Table of Contents: “…CHAPTER 8: TRANSPORTATION OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIALSNightmare in the Emergency Room; Packaging Radioactive Material; Transport Regulations; Transport; Risks and Concerns; Closing Comments; CHAPTER 9: RADIATION IN WAR; Nuclear Roulette: Three Case Studies; Radiation at Sea; "Depleted Uranium"; Nuclear Weapons; Nuclear War; Nuclear Winter; Nuclear Disarmament; Closing Comments; CHAPTER 10: CONCLUSION; Further Reading and Online Resources; Notes; Index.…”
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Health Consequences of Service During the Persian Gulf War : Initial Findings and Recommendations for Immediate Action. by Staff, Institute of Medicine

Table of Contents: “…""; ""Oil Well Spills and Fires""; ""Biologic Surveillance""; ""Autopsy Studies""; ""Occupational Environment""; ""Threat of Chemical and Biological Warfare Agents""; ""Vaccines and Prophylactic Treatment""; ""Anthrax and Botulinum Toxoid""; ""Pyridostigmine Bromide""; ""Depleted Uranium""; ""Environmental Research Centers""; ""References""; ""A Putative Outcomes and Exposures ""; ""PUTATIVE OUTCOMES""…”
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Iraq. by Scherrer, Christian P.

Table of Contents: “…Genocide: The Consequences of Sanctions; Multiple Impacts of Sanctions, Depleted Uranium Contamination and Other Weapons 291 on Population and Environment in Iraq; Civilisational Genocide; US Genocide in Iraq.…”
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Health Consequences of Service During the Persian Gulf War : Recommendations for Research and Information Systems. by Staff, Institute of Medicine

Table of Contents: “…""Finding""""Finding""; ""Finding""; ""Finding""; ""Finding""; ""Finding""; ""Finding""; ""Finding""; ""Finding""; ""Finding""; ""Finding""; ""3 Environment and Exposures ""; ""OVERVIEW""; ""NATURAL ENVIRONMENT""; ""MAN-MADE ENVIRONMENT""; ""Pesticides""; ""Fuels and Decontamination Solution""; ""Oil Well Fires and Spills""; ""Occupational Exposures""; ""Diet""; ""Vaccines and Prophylactic Treatment""; ""Pyridostigmine Bromide""; ""Interactions of Exposures""; ""Depleted Uranium""; ""PSYCHOSOCIAL EXPOSURES""; ""Stressors Associated with Deployment""; ""Anticipation of Combat""…”
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The Canadian yearbook of international law, 2005 = Annuaire canadien de droit international, 2005.

Table of Contents: “…Radiation Warfare: A Review of the Legality of Depleted Uranium WeaponrySommaire and Summary -- Determining the Existence of Countervailable Subsidies in the Context of the Canada-United States Softwood Lumber Dispute: 1982â€?…”
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Schedules of Provisions of the IAEA Regulations for the Safe Transport of Radioactive Material by IAEA

Table of Contents: “…DEFINITIONS AND CLASSIFICATION -- Definitions -- A1 and A2 -- Approval -- Carrier -- Competent authority -- Confinement system -- Consignee -- Consignment -- Consignor -- Containment system -- Contamination -- Conveyance -- Criticality safety index -- Design -- Dose rate -- Exclusive use -- Fissile nuclides and fissile material -- Freight container -- small, large -- Intermediate bulk container -- Low dispersible radioactive material -- Low specific activity material -- Low toxicity alpha emitters -- Management system -- Overpack -- Package -- Radiation protection programme -- Radioactive contents -- Radioactive material -- Shipment -- Special arrangement -- Special form radioactive material -- Specific activity -- Surface contaminated object -- Classification of material and packages -- SCHEDULE FOR UN 2908 RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL, EXCEPTED PACKAGE -- EMPTY PACKAGING -- SCHEDULE FOR UN 2909 RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL, EXCEPTED PACKAGE -- ARTICLES MANUFACTURED FROM NATURAL URANIUM or DEPLETED URANIUM or NATURAL THORIUM -- SCHEDULE FOR UN 2910 RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL, EXCEPTED PACKAGE -- LIMITED QUANTITY OF MATERIAL -- SCHEDULE FOR UN 2911 RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL, EXCEPTED PACKAGE -- INSTRUMENTS or ARTICLES -- SCHEDULE FOR UN 2912 RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL, LOW SPECIFIC ACTIVITY (LSA-I),non-fissile or fissile-excepted -- SCHEDULE FOR UN 2913 RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL, SURFACE CONTAMINATED OBJECTS (SCO-I, SCO-II or SCO-III), non-fissile or fissile-excepted -- SCHEDULE FOR UN 2915 RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL, TYPE A PACKAGE, non-special form, non-fissile or fissile-excepted -- SCHEDULE FOR UN 2916 RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL, TYPE B(U) PACKAGE, non-fissile or fissile-excepted -- SCHEDULE FOR UN 2917 RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL, TYPE B(M) PACKAGE, non-fissile or fissile-excepted.…”
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6th Forum on New Materials : proceedings of the 6th Forum on New Materials, part of CIMTEC 2014-13th International Ceramics Congress and 6th Forum on New Materials, June 15-19, 201...

Table of Contents: “…6th Forum on New Materials -- Part B; Preface; Table of Contents; Chapter 1: Materials for Nuclear Fission and Fusion Technologies; Indian Test Blanket Module in ITER -- Development of RAFM Steel and Fabrication Technology; Study on the Creep and Fatigue Properties of CLAM Steel; Behavior at High Temperature of Metallic Liners (Ta, Nb) Used in the Sandwich Cladding Material of the GFR; Utilization Research and Development of Hydride Materials in Fast Reactors; Depleted Uranium as Hydrogen Storage Material; Characterization of SiC Ceramic Tube Prepared by the Combined CVI and CVD Process.…”
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