Depleted Uranium

Subject: RE: Depleted Uranium
From: Ebbie
Date: 31 Mar 10 - 05:19 PM

T, you are seriously jumping the gun. So far as I know, it has only been reported recently. Investigation and analysis will follow.

Besides, to my mind, the issue is the birth defects- whether they stem from Saddam or from the US and its allies is not really terribly important. At the moment. If they discover that it is caused by something the US is doing now and in the recent past, that then will be another issue.

Subject: RE: Depleted Uranium
From: Donuel
Date: 31 Mar 10 - 11:09 PM

The pictures of the Iraqi dead and deformed babies have been around for 5 years. The other place the US used large quantities of DU was Bosnia so we might expect similar deformities there despite the fact it is not as dusty as Iraq.

Note Rocky Flats is associated with the refining and storage of PU not DU.

Heavy metals are generally poison. Lead isn't that radioactive either but it sure does damage or even kill people. DU is a really heavy metal.

Subject: RE: Depleted Uranium
From: Sawzaw
Date: 01 Apr 10 - 01:07 AM

"You take the manufacturers' word over the word of the military people who say it poses a serious health hazard?"

I'm not taking anybody's word.

Where is the holocaust from people eating food out of DU glazed ceramic products for 50 years?

Subject: RE: Depleted Uranium
From: CarolC
Date: 01 Apr 10 - 08:58 AM

Now you're just making yourself look bad, Sawzaw. You haven't even bothered to read what the Army has to say on the subject, I see.

Ceramic glazes don't pose a health hazard because the DU has to be in fine particulate form in order to be a hazard. Ceramic glaze does not fit that criteria.

Subject: RE: Depleted Uranium
From: Sawzaw
Date: 01 Apr 10 - 09:25 AM

Yes I read it and it did not compel me to join in another conspiracy lynch mob.

Now here is some reading for you:

"Vinegar leached up to 30 µg/l of uranium from uranium glass. From a uranium-glazed plate, vinegar leached 31,800 µg/l of uranium, and nitric acid even leached 304,000 µg/l of uranium.

      Based on these leaching factors and certain consumption rates assumed by the U.S. NRC, an individual could ingest approximately 0.21 g of uranium during 1 year. Thus, given an ingestion dose factor of 1.9 mSv/g adopted by NRC, this would correspond to an annual effective dose equivalent of about 0.4 mSv (40 mrem) from ingestion of uranium leached from glazed ceramic tableware. The annual limit on intake based on chemical toxicity would be exceeded around 10-fold."

Subject: RE: Depleted Uranium
From: MMario
Date: 01 Apr 10 - 09:52 AM

and certain consumption rates assumed by the U.S. NRC I wonder what assumptions these were?

I also wonder how long it took vinager to leach the uranium -

And how motile it would be in a discontinous liquid....

because unless people will be licking their plates I doubt they will ingest much acid that has sat on the glaze long enough to leach uranium.

Subject: RE: Depleted Uranium
From: CarolC
Date: 01 Apr 10 - 10:00 AM

Well, I guess if someone wants to characterize the Army as "a conspiracy lynch mob", that's their choice.