A UNEP team reports that depleted uranium (DU) used during the 1999 Kosovo conflict resulted in low levels of radioactivity. The findings suggest there has been no immediate cause for concern. However, UNEP is urging precaution, citing "a very clear need for… clean-up and decontamination of the polluted sites."In November 2000, a UNEP field mission from the Balkan Task Force team visited 11 of the 112 sites identified by NATO as targets for ordnance containing depleted uranium. Sites were chosen based on the amount of ammunition used, and their relevance with respect to the environment and to local populations. It was the first time a study of this type had been carried out on DU's environmental impacts following a real conflict situation.
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