Cases / Mining · Iraq · date not stated
UNEP estimate: about 2,000 tons of depleted uranium used in Iraq
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Did nature suffer? Not measured.
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Noon Post, citing a UNEP estimate, reported that about 2,000 tons of depleted uranium were used in Iraq. The sources reviewed do not describe any completed clean-up.
What?
About 2,000 tons of depleted uranium used in Iraq, per a UNEP estimate Noon Post
Where?
Iraq; the sources reviewed do not state the locations Noon Post
When?
Described only as the 2020s; no exact dates in the sources reviewed Noon Post
Who?
Gained
None on recordLost
None on recordHarmed
None on recordWhy?
Not stated in the sources reviewed.
How?
Quantity used, per UNEP estimate; the sources reviewed do not describe the method of use or of clean-up Noon Post
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What happened
The record, in order.
Noon Post, citing a UNEP estimate, reported that about 2,000 tons of depleted uranium were used in Iraq.
The source gives the period only as the 2020s.
In court and with insurers
Every proceeding and every insurer decision on record.
Lawsuits and rulings
No court case on record. No court has ruled on this case.
Insurers
No insurer decision on record.
What we don't know
Undisclosed, unproven, untried: recorded as data.
Nature
- Not measured Harm to nature: The record holds no measurement of harm to nature.
Record
- None on record The sources reviewed do not state where the uranium was used or who used it.
- None on record The sources reviewed do not describe any completed clean-up.
Did the harm stop?
Not stated in the sources reviewed.
Who paid?
Not stated in the sources reviewed.
Sources
Voices on record: — Company or project— Government and regulators— Courts✓ Press and investigations— Communities and civil society— Researchers
Press and investigations
- Noon Post (Arabic) reportNoon Post ·
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