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Abgereichertes Uran und seine schädlichen Wirkungen auf Soldaten und Zivilbevölkerung
Rosalie Bertell Zusammenfassung Summary For 15 years, the debate about depleted uranium (DU) and its detrimental effects on the health of veterans of the Gulf War of 1991, on the Iraqi people and military (and subsequently on the people of Kosovo, Afghanistan, and Iraq during the second war) has remained unresolved. Meanwhile, the number of Gulf War veterans who have developed the so-called Gulf War syndrome has risen to about one-third of the 800,000 U.S. forces deployed, and unknown proportions of those involved in the subsequent wars. Uncounted civilians and personnel of other nations that fought in Iraq and other wars since 1991 have also been afflicted. The veterans have suffered from multiple serious physiological disorders and have received little or no official recognition, medical relief, or compensation. We need to take another look at this issue, using a holistic and interactive model for the toxic matrix of exposures, identifying the major roadblocks to resolving the scientific questions, and finding appropriate medical and political responses. This commentary is such an attempt. (Nachdruck aus Zeit-Fragen Nr. 41 vom 11.10.2006, mit freundlicher Genehmigung der Genossenschaft Zeit-Fragen. Original: Occupational Hazards of War, Depleted Uranium: All the Questions about DU and Gulf War Syndrome are not yet answered, International Journal of Health Services 36(3): 503-520, 2006 © 2006, Baywood Publishing Co., Inc.) umwelt medizin gesellschaft 20(1): 34-43 Autorin: Dr. Rosalie Bertell, 1750 Quarry Road, Yardley PA 19067-3910, Canada, rosaliebertell@greynun.org |
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