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Published online 12 March 2002 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news020311-2
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Depleted uranium soils battlefields
Report assesses chemical effects of Gulf war weapon.
Depleted uranium in weapons may have left some soldiers with kidney damage and could cause long-term environmental contamination, say British scientists. Their independent review calls for accurate exposure tests and long-term environmental monitoring in combat zones.
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