Talk:Uranium

HEALTH EFFECTS OF DEPLETED URANIUM

This page suggests that depleted uranium has no significant negative health effects. However, the WHO claims that, apart from being weakly radioactive, it is also chemically toxic and has potential negative effects on human health. The article says that "neither civilian nor military use of DU is likely to produce exposures to DU significantly above normal background levels of uranium", but that does not necessarily mean that depleted uranium is a harmless metal. I mean, if a child somehow found a depleted uranium bullet, I'd strongly advise against putting a string on it and wearing it as a necklace. I suggest that this article should be changed to reflect the potential health risks. Here is a link to the WHO page about uranium and depleted uranium. http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs257/en/ --Maquissar 21:19, 26 February 2010 (EST)

The page is not protected. Make the suggested edits yourself. JacobB 21:22, 26 February 2010 (EST)

I agree. The WHO says depleted uranium is perfectly healthy. Anybody gonna fix this? RobS^{Ich bin ein breakfast taco} 04:04, October 16, 2022 (EDT)

What we have here is NATO/MIC propaganda infiltrating the sciences. Anyone care to set the record straight? RobS^{Ich bin ein breakfast taco} 04:05, October 16, 2022 (EDT)