J.B. Russell
Projects: Four Fingers in Iraq: Depleted Uranium in Iraq
Depleted Uranium in Iraq, January 2001
A young cancer patient at the Basra Medical College hospital. Southern Iraq has the highest levels of depleted uranium contamination due to heavy bombardment during the Gulf War. Incidents of cancers and other rare illnesses in the region have risen exponentially since 1991.
Basra, Iraq.
Photo © J.B. Russell
A young cancer patient at the Basra Medical College hospital. Southern Iraq has the highest levels of depleted uranium contamination due to heavy bombardment during the Gulf War. Incidents of cancers and other rare illnesses in the region have risen exponentially since 1991.
Basra, Iraq.
Photo © J.B. Russell
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