The widespread use of depleted uranium (DU) munitions in past wars has
generated a great deal and fear of concern of potential impact on the environment
and human health. During the NATO operations in the former Yugoslavia in
1999.y, Kosovo and Metohia and southern Serbia, were bombed with around 10
tons of DU munitions. Sixteen years ago there was very little available information
about the behavior of ecological systems damaged by DU ammunition fired and
the factors that control the corrosion of DU and its subsequent migration through
the environment. Today we are faced with the “invisible threat” of DU, which has a
strong radioactive and hemotoxic impact on human health. This paper provides a
latest finding of corrosion and corrosion behavior of DU and environmental factors
that control corrosion, together with indicators of environmental impact in order to
highlight areas that need further attention in developing remediation programs.
TY - CONF
AU - Stojanović, Mirjana
AU - Mihajlović, Marija
AU - Lačnjevac, Časlav
AU - Lopičić, Zorica
AU - Petrović, Jelena
AU - Dondur, Vera
AU - Jović, Aleksandra
PY - 2015
UR - https://ritnms.itnms.ac.rs/handle/123456789/918
AB - The widespread use of depleted uranium (DU) munitions in past wars has
generated a great deal and fear of concern of potential impact on the environment
and human health. During the NATO operations in the former Yugoslavia in
1999.y, Kosovo and Metohia and southern Serbia, were bombed with around 10
tons of DU munitions. Sixteen years ago there was very little available information
about the behavior of ecological systems damaged by DU ammunition fired and
the factors that control the corrosion of DU and its subsequent migration through
the environment. Today we are faced with the “invisible threat” of DU, which has a
strong radioactive and hemotoxic impact on human health. This paper provides a
latest finding of corrosion and corrosion behavior of DU and environmental factors
that control corrosion, together with indicators of environmental impact in order to
highlight areas that need further attention in developing remediation programs.
PB - Belgrade : Association of Metallurgical Engineers of Serbia
C3 - Metallurgical & Materials Engineering Congress of South‐East Europe-MEE SEE 2015
T1 - Long‐term behavior of depleted uranium in the environment
EP - 253
SP - 247
ER -
@conference{
author = "Stojanović, Mirjana and Mihajlović, Marija and Lačnjevac, Časlav and Lopičić, Zorica and Petrović, Jelena and Dondur, Vera and Jović, Aleksandra",
year = "2015",
abstract = "The widespread use of depleted uranium (DU) munitions in past wars has
generated a great deal and fear of concern of potential impact on the environment
and human health. During the NATO operations in the former Yugoslavia in
1999.y, Kosovo and Metohia and southern Serbia, were bombed with around 10
tons of DU munitions. Sixteen years ago there was very little available information
about the behavior of ecological systems damaged by DU ammunition fired and
the factors that control the corrosion of DU and its subsequent migration through
the environment. Today we are faced with the “invisible threat” of DU, which has a
strong radioactive and hemotoxic impact on human health. This paper provides a
latest finding of corrosion and corrosion behavior of DU and environmental factors
that control corrosion, together with indicators of environmental impact in order to
highlight areas that need further attention in developing remediation programs.",
publisher = "Belgrade : Association of Metallurgical Engineers of Serbia",
journal = "Metallurgical & Materials Engineering Congress of South‐East Europe-MEE SEE 2015",
title = "Long‐term behavior of depleted uranium in the environment",
pages = "253-247"
}
Stojanović, M., Mihajlović, M., Lačnjevac, Č., Lopičić, Z., Petrović, J., Dondur, V.,& Jović, A.. (2015). Long‐term behavior of depleted uranium in the environment. in Metallurgical & Materials Engineering Congress of South‐East Europe-MEE SEE 2015
Belgrade : Association of Metallurgical Engineers of Serbia., 247-253.
Stojanović M, Mihajlović M, Lačnjevac Č, Lopičić Z, Petrović J, Dondur V, Jović A. Long‐term behavior of depleted uranium in the environment. in Metallurgical & Materials Engineering Congress of South‐East Europe-MEE SEE 2015. 2015;:247-253..
Stojanović, Mirjana, Mihajlović, Marija, Lačnjevac, Časlav, Lopičić, Zorica, Petrović, Jelena, Dondur, Vera, Jović, Aleksandra, "Long‐term behavior of depleted uranium in the environment" in Metallurgical & Materials Engineering Congress of South‐East Europe-MEE SEE 2015 (2015):247-253.
