DEPLETED uranium contamination from anti-tank shells is not widespread in
Kosovo, a United Nations report says. But drinking water in the area could be
affected by radioactive pollution in the future as the uranium dissolves, it
warns.
The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) asked an international team of scientists
to study the risks posed by DU in Kosovo. They say that radioactive uranium
could eventually contaminate drinking water at levels higher than the safety
limits set by the World Health Organization. They recommend monitoring the water
and cleaning up the uranium.
During the conflict in 1999, American aircraft fired over 30,000…
