Before revision: Combustion and impact of DU munitions can disperse uranium metal into the air and water where it can be inhaled or ingested by humans.Mitsakou C, Eleftheriadis K, Housiadas C, Lazaridis M Modeling of the dispersion of depleted uranium aerosol.
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