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

[Brennan, Mike (DOH)]

Hi, Dave.

Uranium vapor under what circumstances?  Uranium doesn't vaporize very easily.

If your concern is about uranium vapor from depleted uranium projectiles used on a battlefield, are you equally concerned about the vapors of lead, copper, titanium, mercury, iron, magnesium, phosphorous, etc, vapors?  

Please take this question seriously:  How do YOU know if the flaw is in the understanding of the vast majority of the professionals in the field, or in your understanding?  What would it take for you to be convinced that you have overestimated uranium as a health issue?    

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From: radsafe-bounces at radlab.nl [mailto:radsafe-bounces at radlab.nl] On Behalf Of Dave Blaine
Sent: Tuesday, April 15, 2008 2:50 PM
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Subject: [ RadSafe ] Fwd: ruling out uranium vapor with x-rays

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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  "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