The community is concerned that DU from live-fire training drifts on the trade winds over our communities. Can DU from the M101 contaminate our water and soil?
It is highly unlikely that DU will migrate out of the impact area. DU is approximately twice as dense as lead. Studies have determined that DU tends to remain in the immediate area that it was deposited. Re-suspension is primarily due to particle size rather than particle density or chemical form. We believe that the primary reason for immobilization is due to the large particle size of the uranium and the fact that the uranium primarily exists as large metal fragments. DU has not been detected outside of the impact areas at either Schofield Barracks or Pohakuloa. The Army is committed to long-term monitoring of the air and water to screen for DU.
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