Gulf War Veterans and Depleted Uranium Prepared for the Hague Peace Conference, May 1999 By Dr. Rosalie Bertell, Ph.D., G.N.S.H. Source of Exposure: Uranium metal is autopyrophoric and can burn spontaneously at room temperature in the presence of air, oxygen and water. At temperatures of 200-400 degrees Centigrade, uranium powder may self-ignite in atmospheres of carbon dioxide and nitrogen.

CADU, Bridge 5 Mill, 22a Beswick Street, Ancoats, Manchester, UK M4 7HR tel: +44 (0)161 273 8283/2738293; fax: +44 (0)161 273 8293; email:info@cadu.org.uk The Campaign Against Depleted Uranium was launched in 1999 to focus specifically on trying to achieve a global ban on the manufacture, testing, and use of depleted uranium weapons. (Although we have a strong interest in identifying the extent ...

DoD Updates its Depleted Uranium Environmental Exposure Report WASHINGTON, December 19, 2000 (GulfLINK) - Information gained from more recent investigations and research into the use of depleted uranium has prompted the special assistant for Gulf War illnesses to release an updated version of the Department of Defense's environmental exposure report on depleted uranium in the Gulf War. The ...