[CPEO-MEF] Uranium hazards

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

NAU research finds new risks from uranium
An elemental concern

Max Jarman
The Arizona Republic
June 1, 2006

Research under way at Northern Arizona University could make it safer to 
mine and handle uranium in Arizona and around the world.

A project led by NAU biochemist Diane Stearns has found that uranium's 
heavy-metal properties can make people sick, independently of the 
element's radiation and radon gas.

The findings have far-reaching implications for people living near 
abandoned uranium mines in the Southwest and for the military, which 
uses depleted, or "non-radioactive," uranium for anti-tank weapons, tank 
armor and ammunition rounds.

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For the entire article, see
http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/business/articles/0601biz-nauranium0601.html

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