RE: Re[2]: Depleted Uranium and Leukemia

["Otto G. Raabe" <ograabe@ucdavis.edu>]

January 8, 2001
Davis, CA

Pieces of DU can be detected with a Geiger counter because decay products
of U-238 are beta-gamma emitters and U-238 also undergoes spontaneous
fission yielding beta-gamma emitting fission products. The ingrowth of
these decay products in DU can be readily calculated from U-238 alpha decay
and spontaneous fission rates.

Otto
**********************************************
Prof. Otto G. Raabe, Ph.D., CHP
Institute of Toxicology & Environmental Health
(Street Address: Bldg. 3792, Old Davis Road) 
University of California, Davis, CA 95616
E-Mail: ograabe@ucdavis.edu
Phone: (530) 752-7754   FAX: (530) 758-6140
***********************************************
************************************************************************
The RADSAFE Frequently Asked Questions list, archives and subscription
information can be accessed at http://www.ehs.uiuc.edu/~rad/radsafe.html