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2023-03-24 12:14:36 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: E93BA4F701E2A3185D6F8A80C97C0D74580DD7C3A0764C93E19114E8003321B9
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Depleted Uranium (DU) is potentially harmful when ingested, according to the US EPA. The IAEA also found handling DU may be responsible for birth defects in Iraq. Issue of critical public importance, debate is ongoing, and shouldn't be stifled. No Note Needed. https://www.epa.gov/radtown/depleted-uranium https://web.archive.org/web/20230322172554/https://www.foreignpolicyjournal.com/2019/09/21/new-study-documents-depleted-uranium-impacts-on-children-in-iraq/ https://web.archive.org/web/20230322103635/https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23729095/ https://web.archive.org/web/20230322202118/https://inews.co.uk/news/world/depleted-uranium-what-ammunition-how-dangerous-russia-uk-ukraine-2225868
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