Belgarion wrote on Mar 25^th, 2023 at 1:35pm:



Dunno but 100,000  cpm is extreme -

it's   100,000/75 =   1,333  times normal background level.

Brian Ross wrote on Mar 25^th, 2023 at 2:36pm:



It's not harmless Brian.    tsk  tsk   

Brian Ross wrote on Mar 25^th, 2023 at 2:41pm:



Brian,
you don't need a scientific paper.
Even a halfwit can see that it's dangerous.
Would you like some depleted Uranium for your dinner tonight?     tsk  tsk    

Bobby. wrote on Mar 25^th, 2023 at 2:47pm:


I won't because of the dangers that heavy metals pose, not because of the supposed radioactivity, Bobby.  Tsk, tsk, tsk... 

Brian Ross wrote on Mar 25^th, 2023 at 3:29pm:



Brian is not afraid of radioactivity - even 1,300 times the normal background level:

https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2023-03-24/russia-says-use-of-deplete...


By Reuters

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March 24, 2023, at 7:07 a.m.
U.S. News & World Report

Russia Says Use of Depleted Uranium Shells in Ukraine Would Harm Population, Land for Decades
More

(Reuters) - Russia's defence ministry said on Friday that the use of depleted uranium shells in Ukraine would harm Ukrainian troops, the wider population and negatively affect the country's agriculture sector for decades or even centuries.

Russia has reacted furiously to plans outlined by Britain earlier this week to send shells containing depleted uranium to Ukraine.

London says they are a conventional form of ammunition, but President Vladimir Putin said the move showed NATO members were sending weapons with a "nuclear component" to Kyiv.

"The West is well aware of the negative consequences of using depleted uranium ammunition," Igor Kirillov, head of the Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Protection Forces of Russia's defence ministry said in a statement on Friday.

He said data on the use of depleted uranium by the United States and is allies in the Balkans and Iraq showed serious and lasting negative impacts on local populations and the environment.





Critics of the use of depleted uranium, such as the International Coalition to Ban Uranium Weapons,
say the dust created by such weapons can be breathed in while munitions
which miss their target can poison groundwater and soil.

Brian Ross wrote on Mar 25^th, 2023 at 8:32pm:



Thanks for that link:


Health considerations

Normal functioning of the kidney, brain, liver, heart, and numerous other systems can be affected by uranium exposure because uranium is a toxic metal,[8] although less toxic than other heavy metals, such as arsenic and mercury.[83] It is weakly radioactive but is 'persistently' so because of its long half-life. The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry states that: "to be exposed to radiation from uranium, you have to eat, drink, or breathe it, or get it on your skin."[84] If DU particles do enter an individual, the type of danger presented—toxic vs. radiological—and the organ most likely to be affected depend on the solubility of the particles.[85]

In military conflicts involving DU munitions, the major concern is inhalation of DU particles in aerosols arising from the impacts of DU-enhanced projectiles with their targets.[85] When depleted uranium munitions penetrate armor or burn, they create depleted uranium oxides in the form of dust that can be inhaled or contaminate wounds. The Institute of Nuclear Technology-Radiation Protection of Attiki, Greece, has noted that "the aerosol produced during impact and combustion of depleted uranium munitions can potentially contaminate wide areas around the impact sites or can be inhaled by civilians and military personnel".[10] The use of DU in incendiary ammunition is controversial because of potential adverse health effects and its release into the environment.