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DU is/is not a problem?
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Fri, 4 Apr 2003 08:53:04 GMT
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> *what* persistent health concerns?
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> http://www.royalsoc.ac.uk/templates/statements/statementDetails.cfm?StatementID=143
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This [HM Government funded] report's author was on Radio 4 the other night. His
study was a desk study; parts of which have been superseded by a UN report:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/2884761.stm
He also conceded that the model he had used was unreliable, that he was not
always happy with the way HM's Government [and others] cited his report and
that more research is needed [presumably undertaken by him].
The USA undertook a study of a few servicemen [~60?] that were in tanks that
were hit during Desert Storm [friendly fire]. This included guys who had
fragments in their bodies; some of who subsequently had kids. It demonstrated
that there was no real risk [irc].
Personally, I'm not convinced that:
a) DU is/is not a problem.
b) Tungsten is not a viable alternative [it is not pyrophoric].
c) Erring on the safe side is not the best thing to do.
> Soldiers are far more likely to die of lead poisoning(1) than they are of
> uranium poisoning.
Two points on that quip:
1. Soldiers are not the only concern; we also have to consider the civilian
population and the environment.
2. Lead is not the alternative... tungsten is.
Scott A
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| (...) ==+== Professor Brian Spratt, chairman of the Royal Society working group on depleted uranium, said that a recent study by the society had found that the majority of soldiers were unlikely to be exposed to dangerous levels of depleted uranium (...) (23 years ago, 17-Apr-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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