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Originally posted by lynxpilot
A premise based on depleted uranium rounds causing a radiation issue is a HOAX.
Depleted uranium is used because of its density (more than lead) so it is more penetrating against armor. It has nothing to do with radiation. Depleted uranium is almost pure U-238 (vice other isotopes), has a very long half life, therefore it's nuclear activity is very low, and decays in low energy radiation. It came out of the ground, and using it for bullets just puts it right back into the ground. It is very chemically stable, so it's not like leaching would be a hazard either.
signalfire
Depleted uranium military testing ranges (denied) plus Fukushima plus residuals from 60+ years of atomic testing results in radiation levels 9 times expected background. Locals are reporting extreme damage to the coral reefs and severely deformed produce as well as obvious lesions on local fish and marine mammals.
working for the U.S. Government as I presume from your avatar
Normal background is usually around 8 and before WWII, lower. Figuring your math from the highest possible arbitrary 'normal' number is misleading.
*Readings not Equalized means the Monitoring Stations are broadcasting the raw radiation count from their Geiger counters, without adjustment for different count rates existing between various Geiger counter designs. For instance, models built around a "Pancake" (see Map Legend) style of Geiger-Mueller tube typically have about a 3 times count rate over Standard tubed models, so their readings in CPM would be expected to average about 3 times higher, anyway.
People with cancer in Hawaii are more likely to survive the disease than people who live in other states and even some countries, according to an international study.
Hawaii has the lowest death rate in the nation for women for all cancers, according to the cancer society, Chadwick said. Hawaii's cancer death rate is 10 percent below the national rate for men and 26 percent below the national rate for women, she said.
An aerial survey of the impact area at Makua Military Reservation was conducted Aug. 13-14. The Army said the survey was inconclusive because the ground could not be seen because of heavy vegetation.
Originally posted by tsurfer2000h
Well it seems that if you have cancer living in Hawaii is good for you...
People with cancer in Hawaii are more likely to survive the disease than people who live in other states and even some countries, according to an international study.
archives.starbulletin.com...
So OP how does that work with all the radiation your saying they have?
Read this and get back to me. It will take a while.
However, the Department has and will continue to independently monitor ambient
radiation levels in areas adjacent to DU use. In our ambient background surveys on the
Big Island of Hawai‘i and Oahu since 2007, all radiation levels have been within normal
background levels. We performed air sampling near Waikoloa Villages from Feb-May
2009 and found normal background levels of natural uranium, and no detectable DU.
Our radiation experts continue to consult with the NRC and the Army related to the
Army’s license for DU.