[CPEO-MEF] RADIATION, MUNITIONS, GLOBAL: Depleted Uranium in Scotland

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Radiation warning for Scots families near firing range

By Lachlan Mackinnon
Daily Record (Scotland)
September 4, 2008

PEOPLE living near a top-secret firing range may be at a higher risk of 
cancer, scientists have claimed.

Researchers say radioactive particles from weapons could damage the 
genes, including those of unborn babies, of residents who live near the 
military site on the Solway Firth.

About 7000 depleted-uranium shells have been fired into the sea from the 
30-year-old Dundrennan range at Kirkudbright in the past 20 years.

The MoD have always insisted the tests don't pose a public health risk.

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For the entire article, see
http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/2008/09/04/radiation-warning-for-scots-families-near-firing-range-86908-20723159/

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
a project of the Pacific Studies Center
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Voice: 650/961-8918 or 650/969-1545
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