| Re: I'm considering being a vegetarian... [message #284815] |
Mon, 12 June 2006 14:27 |
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"pearl" <tea [at] signguestbook.ie> wrote in message news:...
> In case of direct hit, the high temperatures, of about 1200 oC,
> are developed on the impact spot. Since uranium burns on
> 700 oC, most of the penetrator (50-70%) combusts into uranium
> dioxide and uranium trioxide. One hundred grams of uranium
> burns out into about 1,000 grams of fine, black uranium dust.
> Inhaling just 0.002 grams might be fatal to human health.
Should be:
One hundred grams of uranium burns out into 50-70 grams
of fine, black uranium dust.
'.. DU becomes much more radioactive when it burns. And
when it is fired, it combusts on impact. "As much as 70% of
the material is released as a radioactive and highly toxic dust
that can be inhaled or ingested and then trapped in the lungs
or kidneys." (9)
...'
http://www.greens.org/s-r/15/15-20.html
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