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

DU wea pon s Uranium Weapons

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 Neoplastic Transformation Assay Specific Activity Dose-Respose of Uranyl Nitrate Compounds Transformation Frequency (x10 -4 ) Specific Activity (μCi/g) Normal Cells Foci of Transformation Transformed Cells Cause Hard Tumors in Mice Transformation to Tumorigenic Phenotype Neoplastic Transformation

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

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

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.”

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

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