Laka Finds No Evidence of DU in Lebanon

Published on October 2006 on the newsletter of Campaign Against Depleted Uraium (Cadu). During and after the 33-day war in Lebanon it was rumoured that the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) were using DU anti-tank shells or other DU munitions. Much attention was focused on an article by Mohammed Zaatari in the Daily Star (August 21,…

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Depleted uranium, depleted health concerns

Published on Swiss Federal Institute of Technology website on 20 October 2007. Abstract: As a growing number of Italian soldiers who served in the Balkans meet their death due to serious illness, the specter of ‘Balkan Syndrome’ and the effects of depleted uranium are again in the spotlight.

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Radiation possible effects

Original title: DNA protective properties of vanillin against gamma-radiation under different conditions: Possible mechanisms. By Maurya DK, Adhikari S, Nair CK, Devasagayam TP., Radiation Biology and Health Sciences Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai 400085, India. Published on 17 June 2007.

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