Review of the toxicologic and radiologic risks to military personnel from exposures to depleted uranium during and after combat [[electronic resource] /] / Committee on Toxicologic and Radiologic Effects from Exposure to Depleted Uranium During and After Combat, Committee on Toxicology, Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology, Division on Earth and Life Sciences, National Research Council of the National Academies

• Pubblicazione: Washington, D.C., : National Academies Press, 2008
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (172 p.)
• Disciplina: 615.925431
• Soggetto topico: Depleted uranium - Health aspects; Depleted uranium - Environmental aspects; Projectiles; Tank warfare - Health aspects; Depleted uranium - Military applications
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: Introduction and technical background -- Toxicokinetics of depleted uranium -- Toxic effects of uranium on the kidneys -- Toxic effects of uranium on the lungs -- Toxic effects of uranium on other organ systems -- Radiologic effects of depleted uranium -- Uranium carcinogenicity and genotoxicity -- Evaluation of the Army's Capstone Report -- Appendix A: Biographic Information on the Committee on Toxicologic and Radiologic Effects from Exposure to Depleted Uranium During and After Combat -- Appendix B: Risk of selected cancers and nonmalignant diseases in uranium workers.
• Titolo autorizzato: Review of the toxicologic and radiologic risks to military personnel from exposures to depleted uranium during and after combat
• ISBN: 1-281-72678-8; 9786611726782; 0-309-11037-8
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910454684203321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II