User talk:SeparateIssue

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Hi James

Howdy James, long time no see. Torturous Devastating Cudgel 14:12, 25 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Editing depleted uranium sections of articles

Please don't edit the depleted uranium sections of Gulf War and other articles about conflicts in which such munitions were used, or other articles that discuss these munitions. I'll treat further such edits as breaches of your ban in Wikipedia:Requests for arbitration/Depleted uranium, and will block accordingly, and extend your ban to explicitly include any edit to those articles. --Tony Sidaway 19:09, 25 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

DU radiology

The position that DU particles in the lung are radiologically insignificant is currently scientifically controversial, as alpha particles are quite destructive inside a 50 micron radius, and insoluble particles in the body can be immobile for years, disproportionately affecting adjacent tissue.

In addition:

There is a dearth of lab or pathology study which collaborate internal theoretical effects.
It's not always clear in mathematical studies if the trace but significant amounts of U-235 in DU is considered.
It's not always clear how (or if) the effects of secondary decay products Thorium-234 and Pa-234m are considered in mathematical models, or if DU is defined as a mix of radioisotopes and their decays, or just pure U-238 in a lab.
It's not always clear in studies if the chemical form of Uranium in DU is assumed to be UO₂, U₃O₈ or metallic, and if alloying materials are considered.
The combined radiological and toxic effects of U-238, trace radioisotopes, and their decay products is a further point of contention
The percent of DU aerosolized in hard impacts has only been lab researched in government and military studies by defense contractors or the military itself, and has varied wildly anywhere from 70% to insignificant levels, casting doubt on the accuracy of this critical variable in mathematical models. Battelle's Capstone report concluded only 5% aerosolized, which is also used as the basis for the [Sandia Labs] study.
Skeptics may take the position that with so many unknowns, mathematical studies are inconclusive and lab, field and pathological collaboration is simply required.

The Wiki entries on DU health effects should simply reflect these unknowns. -- --Fieldlab 15:10, 26 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

howdy

Hi. I saw that you have previously reported antagonistic behavior by User:TDC and thought you might have a better idea of his history than I. I foresee requiring help for my reporting of a new violation by him as I am quite a busybody and in any case know very little about him. Thanks. Xiner 03:45, 31 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]