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To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (1347128)3/7/2022 1:14:54 PM
From: Broken_Clock  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 1573921
 
Depleted Uranium - Public Health

https://www.publichealth.va.gov/exposures/depleted_uranium/

Health problems associated with depleted uranium DU is a potential health hazard if it enters the body, such as through embedded fragments, contaminated wounds, and inhalation or ingestion. This is because U's radiation, while of high energy, penetrates poorly through tissues in the body.

https://www.foreignpolicyjournal.com/2019/09/21/new-study-documents-depleted-uranium-impacts-on-children-in-iraq/

DU is linked to DNA damage, cancer, birth defects, and multiple other health problems. The United Nations classifies Depleted Uranium ammunitions as illegal Weapons of Mass Destruction because of their long-term impact on the land over which they are used and the long-term health problems they cause when people are exposed to them."

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