La relazione dello STOA arriva ad affermare che “avendo riveduto e raffrontato esaustivamente tutta la letteratura scientifica specializzata, in particolare medica, ritenuta affidabile ed attendibile; tenendo presente i risultati dell’osservazione medica pluridecennale dei lavoratori dell’industria dell’uranio non
ché gli esiti delle sperimentazioni condotte sugli animali; tenendo conto delle conclusioni di studi recenti effettuati in Iraq e nei Balcani
sugli effetti sull’uomo e sull’ambiente dell’uso dell’uranio impoverito” – l’uso di munizioni all’uranio impoverito in Iraq e nei Balcani – “non
...[+++] vi è alcun fattore che abbia generato gravi e diffuse contaminazioni dell’ambiente o che rappresenti un rischio acuto o a lungo termine per la salute dell’uomo”.The STOA report went on to say that 'having comprehensively reviewed and cross-examined most of the specialised scientific literature, in particular the medical literature, judged reliable and trustworthy. Having in mind the results provided by the medical observation over decades of workers in the uranium industry, as well as by t
he experiments with animals. Taking into account the results of the recent investigations in Iraq and in the Balkans, of the effect on man and on the environment following the use of DU', the use of DU ammunition in Iraq and the Balkans 'neither has led to a serious widespread contamination of the environment n
...[+++]or represents an acute or appreciable long-term hazard for man's health'.
