Environment Radiological Pollution from the Use of Depleted Uranium Weaponry Against Thi qar Governorate during 2003 War

Since the USA and its allies have been used a new radiological weapons called the Depleted Uranium Projectiles against Iraq and its people during the occupation Iraq in 2003 , major environmental and human health problems have resulted from the use of these weapons. Thus, such problems and their possible sources should be investigate all over Iraq . The exposure rates to external radiation were measured in 37 regions in the study area . by Inspector Radiation ALERT detector.made in USA . The average of the exposure reading shows an increase as high as 80 and 85 μR.hr-1in Sumer region and Al kamessia region respectively, which indicates the presence of radiological pollution in the study area . These values are generally above the critical level .The internal and external doses of the people have been exposed to, are calculated and external exposure are found to be 80 m Sv and 85mSv respectively in Sumer region and Kamessia region.