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 Depleted uranium in Bosnia's water [1]

for the first time, it has been found that depleted uranium (du) used during the Bosnia and Herzegovina conflicts of 1994-95 has contaminated local water sources. Furthermore, the highly radioactive metal was found in air samples of some buildings currently in use, states a un report Depleted Uranium in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Publication Date: 
29/04/2003
Down to Earth [2]
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Water Pollution [3], Groundwater Pollution [4], Uranium [5], Heavy Metals [6], Health Effects [7], Radiation [8], Research [9], War [10], Chemical Weapons [11], Iraq [12]

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