Uranium Health Studies
Block 5 of Biological Impact Pathway Model

• Uranium Workers — occupational exposures
  • Effects in Navajo, Native American miners often disproportionately HIGHER than in other racial groups
  • Latency — the time between exposure to a toxin and the onset of an illness; for U miners, 2 years to 30+ years
• General Population — population exposures; includes families of uranium workers
• Livestock — animal uptake studies in uranium mining areas
• Environmental — air, water, land in uranium areas

For further information contact Uranium@sric.org

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