Thank you, Dr. Lalonde, for coming here today.
We've had the opportunity to hear from a variety of witnesses—from veterans themselves, from those who actually conducted this study, and from those who reviewed the study. And we're very appreciative to have you here today, someone who's external to this entire process, to provide your views.
Some of the veterans testified before us that when they came upon shelled sites, they inhaled the air in that area and that perhaps that might have exposed them to depleted uranium. Another witness testified that she wasn't certain who had brought into the compound where the soldiers were living a tank that had been shelled, and perhaps that had exposed her to depleted uranium. In your expert opinion, would this cause health effects?