
Originally Posted by
sagefr0g
there has been no agreement scientifically on the degree to which DU pollutes anything. and if it did it certainly could be cleaned up. what easier contamination is there to pick up if it has radioactive residue? as far as illegality as far as i can see there is nothing illegal about it. what legal entity are you refering to?
how did those million die?
Of course there is agreement, just not by responsible parties. DU CANNOT be picked up/cleaned up - its DUST - its ATOMIZED - and it not just pollutting Iraq - its airborne and spreading about the planet. To keep depleted uranium at the top of its weapons list, the Pentagon has distorted research that demonstrates how DU dust can work its way into the human body, potentially posing a grave health risk. According to a 1998 report by the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, the inhalation of DU particles can lead to symptoms such as fatigue, shortness of breath, lymphatic problems, bronchial complaints, weight loss, and an unsteady gait—symptoms that match those of sick veterans of the Gulf and Balkan wars. Dr. Rosalie Bertell, a Canadian epidemiologist, released a study in 1999 revealing that depleted uranium can stay in the lungs for up to two years. “When the dust is breathed in, it passes through the walls of the lung and into the blood, circulating through the whole body,” she wrote. Bertell concluded that exposure to depleted uranium, especially when inhaled, “represents a serious risk of damaged immune systems and fatal cancers.”
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