Environmental Exposure Report
Depleted Uranium in the Gulf
| The Office of the Special
Assistant for Gulf War Illnesses is reporting on what we
know today about specific events that took place during
the Gulf War of 1990 and 1991. This particular report
focuses on the use of, and exposures to, depleted uranium
(DU). This is an interim report, not a final report. We
hope that you will read this and contact us with any
information that would help us better understand the
events reported here. With your help, we will be able to
report more accurately on the events surrounding DU use
and exposures. Please contact my office to report any new
information by calling: 1-800-472-6719 Bernard Rostker |
1998190-0000036
Last Update: July 31, 1998
Many veterans of the Gulf War have been experiencing a variety of physical symptoms, collectively called Gulf War illnesses. In response to veterans’ concerns, the Department of Defense (DoD) established a task force in June 1995 to investigate all possible causes. The Investigation and Analysis Directorate (IAD) of the Office of the Special Assistant for Gulf War Illnesses (OSAGWI) assumed responsibility for these investigations on November 12, 1996, and has continued to investigate depleted uranium. Its interim report is contained here.
As part of the effort to inform the public about the progress of this effort, DoD is publishing (on the Internet and elsewhere) accounts related to possible causes of illnesses among Gulf War veterans, along with whatever documentary evidence or personal testimony was used in compiling the accounts. The report that follows is such an account.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
TAB A - List of Acronyms/Glossary
TAB C - Properties and Characteristics of DU
TAB E - Development of DU Munitions
TAB G - DU Exposures in the Gulf
TAB H - Friendly Fire Incident Descriptions
TAB I - The Camp Doha Explosion/Fires (July 1991)
TAB K - DU Notification and Medical Follow-up Program
TAB L - Research Report Summaries
TAB M - Characterizing DU Aerosols
TAB N - Summary of Health Estimates
TAB O - Guidance for Protecting Troops
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