PUBLIC HEALTH STATEMENT FOR URANIUM

A toxicological profile is a thorough review of a hazardous substance. This toxicological profile examines uranium. This public health statement summarizes the ...

Public Health Statement for Uranium

This public health statement tells you about uranium and the effects of exposure to it. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) identifies the most ...

Uranium | ToxFAQs™ | ATSDR - CDC

Exposure to high levels of natural or depleted uranium can cause kidney disease. ... Public Health Statement · Toxicological Profile · ToxGuide · ToxProfile Index.

Uranium Risk Statement - RegInfo.gov

The U.S. Public Health Service Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry 's Toxicological. Profile for Uranium (February 2013) (https://www.atsdr.cdc.gov ...

[Table, How uranium enters your body]. - NCBI

Only about 0.76–5% of the uranium a person breathes will get into the bloodstream through the respiratory tract (nose, mouth, throat, lungs). Some uranium ...

Toxicological Profile for Uranium - NCBI Bookshelf

The U.S. EPA has established a maximum contaminant level of 0.03 mg/L and set a maximum contaminant level goal of no uranium in drinking water. Occupational ...

Health Concerns - VA Public Health

Older studies in uranium manufacturing workers showed high exposures to uranium may affect the kidney. In the Veteran group being followed, no health effects on ...

Toxicological Profile for Uranium - GovInfo

Following the public health statement is information concerning levels of significant human exposure and, where known, significant health effects. A health ...

Toxicological Profile for Uranium, September 1999.

Following the public health statement is information concerning levels of significant human exposure and, where known, significant health effects. The adequacy ...

Uranium Detectable in Two-Thirds of U.S. Community Water System ...

“Previous studies have found associations between chronic uranium exposure and increased risk of hypertension, cardiovascular disease, kidney ...

Emerging health risks and underlying toxicological mechanisms of ...

Natural and anthropogenic uranium contaminations cause latent risks to public health. ... Declaration of Competing Interest. The authors declare that they ...

Page 1 of 13 SAFETY DATA SHEET URANIUM METAL SECTION 1

Hazard statement(s). H300 + H330. Fatal if swallowed or inhaled. H373. May cause damage to organs through prolonged or repeated exposure. H411. Toxic to aquatic ...

Summary of the Public Health Goal for Uranium - OEHHA - CA.gov

A Public Health Goal (PHG) of 1 ppb is developed for natural uranium in drinking water based on carcinogenicity.

Health Effects of DU - Depleted Uranium - Health.mil

Uranium is both a chemical and a radioactive material. Uranium's chemical toxicity is the principal health concern of depleted uranium (DU) exposure because ...

Depleted uranium : sources, exposure and health effects

This scientific review on depleted uranium is part of the WHO's ongoing process of assessment of possible health effects of exposure to chemical, physical and ...

Health Effects of Uranium | US EPA

People have used uranium for building military shielding, weapons, planes and helicopters. It's also used to fuel nuclear weapons and nuclear ...

Gross Alpha Radiation, Uranium and Radium in Drinking Water

There are no immediate health risks or symptoms from drinking water that contains gross alpha radiation. Source: How do gross alpha radiation, ...

Depleted Uranium - UNODA

Depleted uranium (DU) is a toxic heavy metal and the main by-product of uranium enrichment. It is the substance left over when most of the highly radioactive ...

Review of the Toxicologic and Radiologic Risks to Military ...

Depleted uranium is a toxic heavy metal and is weakly radioactive. Concerns have been raised about the adverse health effects from exposure to depleted uranium ...

Radium and Uranium in Public Drinking Water Systems

What are radium and uranium? Is my water safe? What are the health effects from exposure? What should I do?