U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs: Depleted Uranium Follow-Up Program - VACO officials in the Office of Public Health and Environmental Hazards, OSAGWI and Baltimore program officials collaborated to initiate a program to assess potential DU exposure to service members, identify and inform those service members of the possibility of exposure to DU and advise them of the availability of testing to determine current urine uranium levels.
The Environmental Assessment Division of Argonne National Laboratory: The Depleted UF6 Management Information Network Web Site - The Depleted UF6 Management Information Network Web site is an online repository of information about the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE's) inventory of depleted uranium hexafluoride (DUF6), a product of the uranium enrichment process, and uranium and depleted uranium.
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization: "Depleted Uranium" - Information gathered by NATO regarding the depleted uranium issue.
The United Nations Environment Programme: "Depleted Uranium" - Information gathered by the United Nations regarding depleted uranium use in conflict areas.
The UK Ministry of Defence: "Depleted Uranium" - This site contains documents regarding the MOD's position on the risks and health hazards of depleted uranium. It also contains fact sheets, reports, and studies.
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry: Web site - The mission of the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR), as an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, is to serve the public by using the best science, taking responsive public health actions, and providing trusted health information to prevent harmful exposures and disease related to toxic substances.
Deployment Health Clinical Center: Web site - Emerging Health Concerns, Depleted Uranium.
Radiation
Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute: Web site - AFRRI conducts research in the field of radiobiology and related matters essential to the operational and medical support of the U.S. Department of Defense and the military services.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency: "Radiation Protection" - EPA site with information about radiation sources, radiation protection, management of radioactive materials and waste, and accident and emergency response.This site is designed to provide students and teachers with basic concepts of radiation and radiation protection.
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission: Web site - The Nuclear Regulatory Commission's primary mission is to protect the public health and safety, and the environment from the effects of radiation from nuclear reactors, materials, and waste facilities.
The University of Michigan, The Health Physics Society: "Introduction to Radiation" - This site contains information and links related to Radiation. It has been written for three distinct groups: the general public, students and the health physics community at large.
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