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https://www.independent.co.uk/news/h...-b1803957.html

Gulf War syndrome not from depleted uranium but likely sarin, study finds

Gulf War syndrome was not caused by debris from depleted uranium munitions but is likely to have been caused by exposure to sarin, a “conclusive” study has found.....

Researchers from the University of Portsmouth tested sufferers to examine levels of residual depleted uranium in their bodies and said the study “conclusively proves” that none were exposed to any significant amounts of depleted uranium......

Prof Parrish said the most likely remaining causes for the illness are low-level and widespread exposure to sarin nerve agent released widely from the destruction of Iraqi chemical weapons caches in January 1991, possibly compounded by the use of organophosphate anti-nerve agent medication and the liberal use of pesticides to prevent malaria exposure to allied forces......




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