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Title. For the Ban of Uranium Weapons. Scientific and Medical Grounds. Katsumi Furitsu MD.Ph.D Board and science team member of ICBUW Brussels, May 15th, 2007. DU weapons. Uranium Weapons. Hazard DU. Hazardous properties of uranium weapons. Weapons of;.

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  1. Title For the Ban of Uranium Weapons Scientific and Medical Grounds Katsumi Furitsu MD.Ph.D Board and science team member of ICBUW Brussels, May 15th, 2007

  2. DU weapons Uranium Weapons

  3. Hazard DU Hazardous properties of uranium weapons Weapons of; 1. great penetrating and destructive power. 2. radioactive waste materials. 3. hazardous ecological pollutant. 4. indiscriminate distraction.

  4. DU Natural Uranium and Depleted Uranium Specific activity and percentage of uranium isotopes Bq/mg 2.3% U235 25.2 Mass of U 235(%) NU:0.7% DU:0.2% U234 1.1% 14.4 49.5% U235 U234 12.8% U238 U238 48.2% 86.1% NU DU

  5. Synario-1:production of DUO Generation of DU oxide dust Physical nature of Uranium ・High density ・Pyrophoric A-10 and attacked tank

  6. Synario-2:into the body Internalization of DU fine particles inhalation ingestion DU dust wound fragments of DU shells

  7. Synario-3:affect a cell Damage to intra-cellar system and DNA Intra-Cellar System DNA

  8. 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

  9. Neoplastic Transformation Assay Specific Activity Dose-Respose of Uranyl Nitrate Compounds Neoplastic Transformation Normal Cells Foci of Transformation Transformed Cells Transformation Frequency (x10-4) Transformation to Tumorigenic Phenotype Cause Hard Tumors in Mice Specific Activity (μCi/g) Animal/cell-1 Results of animal/cell experiments Carcinogenecity 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

  10. Animal/cell-2 Results of animal/cell experiments DNA damage by Uranium’s chemical toxicity untreated treated with U “Comet assay” of CHO cells: appearance with a “tail” of fragmented DNA (Dr. Diane Stearns, North Arizona University, 2006) These picture were quoted from the site of Native American Cancer Research Partnershiphttp://nacrp.web.arizona.edu/index.htm

  11. Chromosome Chromosome aberrations specific to the radiation exposure normal dicentric chromosome, dic centric ring, cR chromosomes and acentric fragment, ace and ace Heike Schröder, 2006 Heike Schröder, 2006

  12. 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.”

  13. 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

  14. Thank you! Let’s work together for the total ban of DU weapons, for the peaceful and safe world! Thank you !

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