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. 2007 Jul 3;64(12):834–838. doi: 10.1136/oem.2007.032599

Table 2 Uranium concentrations and isotope ratios by category of personnel.

Group Combat (n = 199) (95% CI) Clean-up (n = 24) (95% CI) Medical (n = 22) (95% CI) Non-combat (n = 96) (95% CI)
Mean 238U/235U ratio 138.2 (138.0 to 138.5) 138.0 (137.3 to 138.7) 138.1 (137.6 to 138.6) 138.2 (137.9 to 138.5)
Mean uranium concentration, ng/l 3.9 (3.4 to 4.6) 2.7 (2.0 to 3.6) 4.2 (2.9 to 5.9) 3.9 (3.4 to 4.6)

*The 238U/235U ratio for natural uranium is 137.9.