RE: Beer as a chelating agent for uranium

[Susan Gawarecki <loc@icx.net>]

It's my understanding that uranium carbonate is fairly soluble.  This
concern arose when limestone rock was proposed as part of a multilayer
cap for a radwaste landfill here in Oak Ridge.  I have no idea if this
translates into a method for removal of U from the body, though.

At 09:48 PM 4/27/99 -0500, George Vargo wrote:
>The elimination of uranium through urine is enhanced with the use of
>bicarbonates.
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