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Originally Posted by Lambeau
The primary hazard from the above examples is a heavy metal toxicity not a radioactive hazard. Only once it enters the body through inhalation, ingestion, or into open wounds/cuts is it then a medical issue. There's no gamma radiation hazard as that from an RDD.
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I am aware of this. The reality is that this dust gets into everything including the water supply and food sources. Cancer rates in countries that have had DU exposure are the highest in the world, Iraq being #1.
This is also a good bet as to what caused Gulf War Syndrome in the vets who returned home after the war. Unfortunately, I'm sure we're going to see the same thing with vets from the current war after another few years.
So yes, the exposure is different. But the end results are quite similar.