Re: [Fwd: [graffis-l] Plutonium cancer risk may be higher than thought]

["Dr. Khalid Aleissa" <kaleissa@kacst.edu.sa>]

The acse is even worse with depleted uranium! people still think that DU

(being a man-made stuff) is much higher risk than natural uranium.

Similar analogy of Natural Herbs and their benefits to health.





Sandy Perle wrote:

> 

> On 18 Jul 2004 at 14:46, jjcohen wrote:

> 

> > I had thought that plutonium was considered to be the most hazardous

> > substance known to man. Now we find it is even much more dangerous

> > than that. Considering that over ten tons of Pu was released to

> > the environment  during atmospheric nuclear explosives testing and

> > everyone has been exposed to it, I guess we are all doomed! Too bad---

> > I was hoping to live forever.

> 

> And consider all the scientists who have worked with Pu, who not only

> have they been exposed externally, but also internally, and, they

> still either live or lived to a ripe old age. Dangerous stuff? If one

> wants to consider risks, I'd take my chances with Pu compared to

> driving Interstate 5 or the 405 in S. CA!

> 

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