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To: Nadine Carroll who wrote (78632)	3/1/2003 1:03:42 PM
From: Ilaine	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

Extensive epidemiological research on depleted uranium shows that it is not a significant cause of cancer due to radiological effects, which are negligible. However, uranium also has chemotoxicity, because it is a heavy metal, and affects the body in the same way that lead does (primarily renal - kidney failure). I certainly wouldn't want to drink ground water contaminated by uranium, nor breathe the dust, just as I would not want to drink water contaminated by lead, or breathe the dust. The failure to properly dispose of DU is an indication of the breakdown of civil society in Iraq. This is not the case in Kuwait, nor in the Balkans, nor in Northern Iraq. Not that the cleanup in those regions is perfect, but the international community is making an effort to do so. I'll give another plug for PubMed from the NIH, which is a priceless treasure for medical research. Enter search terms as in google, ncbi.nlm.nih.gov or there is what they call a MESH browser which is good if you know something about the subject you are researching. ncbi.nlm.nih.gov:80/entrez/meshbrowser.cgi