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![]() "Tamas Feher" wrote in message ... Hello, Uranium is a heavy metal similar in toxicity to lead and cadmium and is used in glassmaking and pottery for colouring. Uranium is unique, because it burns at high temperatures and turns into a smoke-like very fine dust. This is not unique This dust goes deep into your lungs while you breathe and causes cancer due to a combination of radiation and chemical toxicity. In fact cancer due to Uranium ingestion requires heavy exposures the IDLH of Uranium is 10 mg /m3 , about the same as Cadmium and Nickel. This does not happen with tungsten (wolfram) or lead. Cadmium with similar toxicity to uranium is also pyrophoric when finely divided as are many metals. Cadmium is a known carcinogen Question: is there any shooting range inside the CONUS with live DU pratice? Regards: Tamas Feher. Yes, Aberdeen proving grounds and Yuma at a minimum. Keith |
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