[ RadSafe ] DU and other sublimed metals; nano-pathology

[James Salsman]

It's not the DU which has the absence of alpha particles, but rather
the damage to DNA from DU in vitro is a million times more likely to
have occurred from catalytic production of hydroxyl and other radicals
than from alpha radiation.

Sincerely,
James Salsman

Jeff Mellon wrote:

> So DU has an "absence of significant alpha particle decay" and "it is 
> not considered to be a significant radiological hazard"??  These quotes 
> are from Dr. Alexandra C. Miller's  2001 article in the /Journal of 
> Inorganic Biochemistry --/ a link to same provided earlier in this exchange.
>  
> The alphas from DU sure make MY Eberline alpha survey meter go bananas - 
> rather like natural U.