Open AccessBiological Monitoring for Depleted Uranium Exposure in U.S. Veterans
Author(s) -
Carrie D. Dorsey,
Susan M. Engelhardt,
Katherine S. Squibb,
Melissa A. McDiarmid
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
environmental health perspectives
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.257
H-Index - 282
eISSN - 1552-9924
pISSN - 0091-6765
DOI - 10.1289/ehp.0800413
Subject(s) - depleted uranium , urine , gulf war , veterans affairs , uranium , creatinine , medicine , environmental health , history , ancient history , physics , nuclear physics
As part of an ongoing medical surveillance program for U.S. veterans exposed to depleted uranium (DU), biological monitoring of urine uranium (U) concentrations is offered to any veteran of the Gulf War and those serving in more recent conflicts (post-Gulf War veterans).
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