Depleted Uranium in Kosovo: Post-Conflict Environmental Assessment

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dc.contributor.authorUnited Nations Environment Programme
dc.coverage.spatialBalkan Region
dc.date.accessioned2016-10-11T20:07:02Z
dc.date.available2016-10-11T20:07:02Z
dc.date.issued2001
dc.descriptionIn November 2000, following confirmation by NATO that depleted uranium (DU) had been used during the Kosovo Conflict, UNEP organised a scientific field mission to investigate the possible environmental consequences. The mission visited 11 sites, taking hundreds of measurements and collecting more than 300 samples for laboratory analysis. This report presents UNEP’s findings and conclusions on: the presence and extent of DU contamination at the study sites; corresponding risks to the environment; possible mitigation actions. UNEP urges a precautionary approach and recommends a series of measures to minimise risks to the environment and people of Kosovo and the wider Balkans region, both now and in the future.
dc.identifier.urihttps://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/8647
dc.languageEnglish
dc.page.number188 p.
dc.rights.accessLevelPublic
dc.subjecturanium
dc.subjectrisk
dc.subjectassessment
dc.subject.sdgSDG 16 - Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
dc.subject.sdgSDG 12 - Responsible Consumption and Production
dc.titleDepleted Uranium in Kosovo: Post-Conflict Environmental Assessment
dc.typeCommunication or other resource
wd.identifier.sdgiohttp://purl.unep.org/sdg/SDGIO_00000050
wd.identifier.sdgiohttp://purl.unep.org/sdg/SDGIO_00000046

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