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Katsumi Furitsu MD.Ph.DBoard and science team member of ICBUW

Brussels, May 15th, 2007

For the Ban of Uranium Weapons

Scientific and Medical Grounds

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Uranium Weapons

Hazard DU

Hazardous properties of uranium weapons

1. great penetrating and destructive power.

2. radioactive waste materials.

3. hazardous ecological pollutant.

4. indiscriminate distraction.

Weapons of;

DU

Natural Uranium and Depleted Uranium

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Specific activity and percentage of uranium isotopes

U234

U235

U238

U234U235

U238

2.3%

49.5%

48.2%

1.1%

12.8%

86.1%

25.2

14.4

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Mass of U 235(%)

NU:0.7%

DU:0.2%

Synario-

1:production of DUO

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Generation of DU oxide dust

Physical nature of

Uranium

・ High density

・ Pyrophoric

Synario-2:into the body

Internalization of DU fine particles

inhalation

ingestion

wound

fragments of DU shells

DU dust

Synario-3:affect a cell

Damage to intra-cellar system and DNA

Intra-Cellar System DNA

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

Animal/cell-1

Results of animal/cell experimentsCarcinogenecity of Uranium

D.E. McClain, A.C.Miller Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute

These figures were quoted from the book;DEPLETED URANIUM, Properties, Uses, and Health Consequences, Edited by A.C. Miller,

CRC Press, 2007

Neoplastic Transformation Assay Specific Activity Dose-Respose of Ur

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Specific Activity (μCi/g)

Normal Cells

Foci of Transformation

Transformed Cells

Cause Hard Tumors in Mice

Transformation to Tumorigenic Phenotype

Neoplastic Transformation

Animal/cell-2

Results of animal/cell experiments

DNA damage by Uranium’s chemical toxicity

“Comet assay” of CHO cells: appearance with a “tail” of fragmented DNA

(Dr. Diane Stearns, North Arizona University, 2006)

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These picture were quoted from the site of Native American Cancer Research Partnership

http://nacrp.web.arizona.edu/index.htm

Chromosome

Chromosome aberrations

specific to the radiation exposure

normal dicentric chromosome, dic centric ring, cRchromosomes and acentric fragment, ace and ace

Heike Schröder, 2006

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.”

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

Thank you!

Thank you !

Let’s work together for the total ban of DU weapons,

for the peaceful and safe world!