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Depleted Uranium clean-up in Iraq to cost $30m

Depleted Uranium clean-up in Iraq to cost $30m

Depleted Uranium, Nuclear Disarmament March 29, 2013 at 9:57 am 0 comments

Cleaning up more than 300 sites in Iraq still contaminated by depleted uranium (DU) weapons will cost at least $30m, according to a report by a Dutch peace group to be published on Thursday.

Depleted Uranium in Iraq: War’s Legacy of Cancer

Depleted Uranium in Iraq: War’s Legacy of Cancer

Depleted Uranium, Featured, Radiation and Health March 29, 2013 at 9:31 am 1 comment

Contamination from Depleted Uranium (DU) munitions and other military-related pollution is suspected of causing a sharp rises in congenital birth defects, cancer cases, and other illnesses throughout much of Iraq.