Depleted Uranium triggers cancers

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Title
For the Ban of Uranium Weapons
Scientific and Medical Grounds
Katsumi Furitsu MD.Ph.D Board and science team
member of ICBUW Brussels, May 15th, 2007
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DU weapons
Uranium Weapons
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Hazard DU
Hazardous properties of uranium weapons
Weapons of
1. great penetrating and destructive power. 2.
radioactive waste materials. 3. hazardous
ecological pollutant. 4. indiscriminate
distraction.
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DU
Natural Uranium and Depleted Uranium
Specific activity and percentage of uranium
isotopes
Bq/mg
2.3
U235
25.2
Mass of U 235() NU0.7 DU0.2
U234
1.1
14.4
49.5
U235
U234
12.8
U238
U238
48.2
86.1
NU
DU
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Synario-1production of DUO
Generation of DU oxide dust
Physical nature of Uranium
High density Pyrophoric
A-10 and attacked tank
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Synario-2into the body
Internalization of DU fine particles
inhalation
ingestion
DU dust
wound fragments of DU shells
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Synario-3affect a cell
Damage to intra-cellar system and DNA
Intra-Cellar System
DNA
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Scientific evidences
Scientific evidence suggesting deleterious
effects of DU weapons on human health
1. Results of animal/cell experiments 2. High
incidence of chromosome aberrations specific
to the radiation exposure in the blood samples
of Gulf War veterans 3. Reports on the
Increased morbidity of Gulf War veterans
4.Hazardous health effects of micro and
nano-particles, similar in size of DU
aerosols produced by DU weapons
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Animal/cell-1
Results of animal/cell experiments
Carcinogenecity of Uranium
D.E. McClain, A.C.Miller Armed Forces
Radiobiology Research Institute
These figures were quoted from the bookDEPLETED
URANIUM, Properties, Uses, and Health
Consequences, Edited by A.C. Miller, CRC Press,
2007
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Animal/cell-2
Results of animal/cell experiments
DNA damage by Uraniums chemical toxicity
untreated
treated with U
Comet assay of CHO cells appearance with a
tail of fragmented DNA (Dr. Diane Stearns,
North Arizona University, 2006)
These picture were quoted from the site of
Native American Cancer Research
Partnershiphttp//nacrp.web.arizona.edu/index.htm
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Chromosome
Chromosome aberrations specific to the radiation
exposure
normal dicentric chromosome, dic
centric ring, cR chromosomes and acentric
fragment, ace and ace
Heike Schröder, 2006
Heike Schröder, 2006
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Precau. Prin. Burden of Proof.
Precautionary principle
Where there are threats of serious or
irreversible damage, lack of full scientific
certainty shall not be used as a reason for
postponing measures to prevent environmental
degradation (Rio Declaration on Environment and
Development, 1992)
The burden of proof should be placed on the
users, the military and governments, to prove
that DU is safe.
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Medical support
Medical support to the affected areas
One of the urgent issues!
Dr. Al-Ali and one of his patients of acute
lymphocytic leukemia (ALL) in Basra, in the
southern Iraq
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Thank you!
Lets work together for the total ban of DU
weapons, for the peaceful and safe world!
Thank you !