Acknowledgments
Many individuals contributed either helpful editorial comment, suggestions for
expanding the text, or additional information and data from their own research
on uranium. We would like to express particular appreciation to Drs. Paul E.
Morrow, Arthur C. Upton for reviewing the document. Dr. Paul E. Morrow, one of
the pioneers in uranium toxicology, made many suggestions and contributed
special insight and detail to the historic animal experiments at the University
of Rochester. The Rochester data provided the foundation for the guidelines
for industrial exposure in the early days of the atomic energy and weapons
programs. Dr. Arthur C. Upton critically reviewed the document and provided
many valuable comments, including those on experimental animal studies. Isabel
M. Fisenne of the U.S. Department of Energy carefully checked the text for
inaccuracies and provided much of the measured-natural-background data. Their
many suggestions have improved the report; however, the content and conclusions
remain the sole responsibility of the authors.
We also would like to express gratitude to Mike Hix, the Co-Principal
Investigator on the project, for his suggestions, to Pam Bromley and Caren
Kamberg for their research assistance, and to Dan Sheehan for his editing of
the document.
Finally, we are indebted to the Hon. Bernard Rostker, Special Assistant to the
Secretary of Defense for Gulf War Illnesses, for sponsoring this review, and to
the many members of his staff who have provided data and insights during the
drafting process.
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