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To: Sultan who wrote (230856)	9/3/2013 2:07:30 PM
From: Alastair McIntosh	Respond to of 542907

U.S. Depleted Uranium as Malicious as Syrian Chemical Weapons huffingtonpost.com The post you referenced is utter nonsense. The conclusions of three authoritative overseas studies can be summarised as follows: * RAND Corporation – There is no evidence of radiological health effects, or of increased kidney disease in troops with embedded fragments. * US Department of Health and Human Services Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry – No radiological health hazard is expected from inhalation, dermal or oral exposure to depleted or natural uranium. * National Academy of Sciences Institute of Medicine – Studies of effects "are suggestive of no association" with DU. Dr A C McEwan President Australasian Radiation Protection Society arps.org.au