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Originally Posted by mapuc

Once again this red line has been pushed forward.

According to this video clip-Ukraine will get shells with depleted uranium.
Read here in this thread some month ago- Where someone mention this. Saying something with-Russia would interpreter this as we use dirty bombs against them.





https://www.cbsnews.com/news/putin-d...ear-component/

Markus

Actually according to one study Depleted Uranium is less toxic and more environmentally friendly than old fashion lead ammo.


Depleted uranium instead of lead in munitions: the lesser evil

Sergei V Jargin 1
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PMID: 24594921 DOI: 10.1088/0952-4746/34/1/249

Abstract

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24594921/

Uranium has many similarities to lead in its exposure mechanisms, metabolism and target organs. However, lead is more toxic, which is reflected in the threshold limit values. The main potential hazard associated with depleted uranium is inhalation of the aerosols created when a projectile hits an armoured target. A person can be exposed to lead in similar ways. Accidental dangerous exposures can result from contact with both substances. Encountering uranium fragments is of minor significance because of the low penetration depth of alpha particles emitted by uranium: they are unable to penetrate even the superficial keratin layer of human skin. An additional cancer risk attributable to the uranium exposure might be significant only in case of prolonged contact of the contaminant with susceptible tissues. Lead intoxication can be observed in the wounded, in workers manufacturing munitions etc; moreover, lead has been documented to have a negative impact on the intellectual function of children at very low blood concentrations. It is concluded on the basis of the literature overview that replacement of lead by depleted uranium in munitions would be environmentally beneficial or largely insignificant because both lead and uranium are present in the environment.