Fathi Riyad Abdullah, Matti Lilyan Yaqup, Al-Salih Hana Said, Godbold Douglas
University of Mosul, College of Environmental Science and Technology, Mosul, Iraq.
Med Confl Surviv. 2013 Jan-Mar;29(1):7-25. doi: 10.1080/13623699.2013.765173.
Iraq is suffering from depleted uranium (DU) pollution in many regions and the effects of this may harm public health through poisoning and increased incidence of various cancers and birth defects. DU is a known carcinogenic agent. About 1200 tonnes of ammunition were dropped on Iraq during the Gulf Wars of 1991 and 2003. As a result, contamination occurred in more than 350 sites in Iraq. Currently, Iraqis are facing about 140,000 cases of cancer, with 7000 to 8000 new ones registered each year. In Baghdad cancer incidences per 100,000 population have increased, just as they have also increased in Basra. The overall incidence of breast and lung cancer, Leukaemia and Lymphoma, has doubled even tripled. The situation in Mosul city is similar to other regions. Before the Gulf Wars Mosul had a higher rate of cancer, but the rate of cancer has further increased since the Gulf Wars.
伊拉克许多地区正遭受贫铀污染，其影响可能通过中毒以及各类癌症和出生缺陷发病率的上升危害公众健康。贫铀是一种已知的致癌物质。在1991年和2003年的海湾战争期间，约1200吨弹药被投放到伊拉克。结果，伊拉克350多个地点受到污染。目前，伊拉克人面临约14万例癌症病例，每年新增7000至8000例。在巴格达，每10万人口中的癌症发病率有所上升，巴士拉也是如此。乳腺癌、肺癌、白血病和淋巴瘤的总体发病率甚至翻了一番或增至三倍。摩苏尔市的情况与其他地区类似。海湾战争前摩苏尔的癌症发病率较高，但自海湾战争以来癌症发病率进一步上升。
