Veterans Affairs committee  Linked with depleted uranium, no, I'm not.

Veterans Affairs committee  Thank you.

Veterans Affairs committee  No, I do not think so. I do not think they dealt with human health.

Veterans Affairs committee  From what you're describing, these kinds of potential exposures would probably be more in line with a level three exposure, which we've heard about from Dr. Daxon, from the capstone study that was carried out. Potential exposure to uranium was categorized in levels of exposure, l

Veterans Affairs committee  Although I'm not a physician myself, I would assume so.

Veterans Affairs committee  In general, I do know, surrounding deployment anyway, that CF members fill out a pre-deployment health survey. After they deploy they fill out another one. They meet with their physician to discuss any kind of new adverse health issues they're feeling, and then a treatment is pro

Veterans Affairs committee  I suppose so.

Veterans Affairs committee  There is variability. Every person is different. Yes, I guess.

Veterans Affairs committee  This may not be the answer you're looking for. The soldiers who have sustained the highest level of exposure are those who were involved in depleted uranium friendly fire. So their injuries would be related to fragments of depleted uranium. They would not be linked to chemical or

Veterans Affairs committee  From soldiers, I would say no. Certainly adverse health effects from uranium were observed in occupational groups.

Veterans Affairs committee  According to UNEP and the World Health Organization, there were no significant measurable health effects in the local population where depleted uranium munition impact sites—

Veterans Affairs committee  Yes.

Veterans Affairs committee  The only people who test positive for depleted uranium are those who continue to have embedded fragments of depleted uranium. So in those individuals, yes, of course—

Veterans Affairs committee  —we continue to measure depleted uranium in their urine, for example.

Veterans Affairs committee  The only ones.