[ RadSafe ] Fwd: ruling out uranium vapor with x-rays

[Dave Blaine]

Please take this question seriously:  If there is a flawed
understanding, isn't it important to correct that understanding?  If
the understanding is not flawed, please consider the implications.

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: James Salsman <jsalsman at gmail.com>
Date: Tue, Apr 15, 2008 at 2:47 PM
Subject: ruling out uranium vapor with x-rays
To: franz ... radsafelist <radsafe at radlab.nl>


Dear Franz,

 Are you aware that Ray Guilmette and M.A. Parkhurst have ruled out
 uranium in the sub-0.01 micron particles because of X-ray
 spectroscopy, which your colleague Dr. Salbu called ineffective for
 detecting uranium in the +6 oxidation state in her 2005 paper?

 I ask that you and those and others in the radiation protection
 community who take their commitment to education seriously to address
 this issue.  Please tell me how you can possibly expect EDXA
 spectroscopy to distinguish uranium from other metals.  As I
 understand the situation all of the interactions are in the electron
 band.

 I urge all radiation protection professionals who have not consulted
 with an industrial hygienist on the issue of uranium's chemical
 genotoxicity to do so immediately.  Thank you.

 James Salsman


 --- forwarded message ---
 On Mon, 14 Apr 2008 13:08:27 +0200
  "Franz Schönhofer" <franz.schoenhofer at gmail.com> wrote:
 Roger and RADSAFErs,

 Out of curiosity I clicked on the link. What came up was
 the more than well
 known bla bla of Mr. Salsman. The comments (and all of
 "Daily Kos") were at
 the same extremely low "intellectual" level I never
 believed would be
 possible.

 Why should we waste our precious sparetime to argue with
 such nonsense?

 Best regards,

 Franz



 2008/4/14, Roger Helbig <rhelbig at california.com>:
 >
 > UN revisiting
  <http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2008/4/12/193921/521>
 > depleted uranium
 > By Daily Kos(Daily Kos)
 > The UN General Assembly is taking another look at
 depleted uranium! To
 > find
 > out why, visit Theres Moreville.
 > <http://www.dailykos.com/section/Diary> Daily Kos -
 > http://www.dailykos.com/section/Diary
 >
 >
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 On Mon, 14 Apr 2008 13:08:27 +0200
  "Franz Schönhofer" <franz.schoenhofer at gmail.com> wrote:
 Roger and RADSAFErs,

 Out of curiosity I clicked on the link. What came up was
 the more than well
 known bla bla of Mr. Salsman. The comments (and all of
 "Daily Kos") were at
 the same extremely low "intellectual" level I never
 believed would be
 possible.

 Why should we waste our precious sparetime to argue with
 such nonsense?

 Best regards,

 Franz