BEIRUT: Yet another study of soil samples in South Lebanon has detected the presence of radioactive depleted uranium left over from last summer's war. In a report published Wednesday by local daily As-Safir, Mohammed Ali Qbayssi, an expert in nuclear physics based in Germany, was quoted as confirming that depleted uranium had been found in samples taken recently from a bomb crater in the southern region of Khiam.
Speaking to As-Safir, Qbayssi stressed that "it is important to distinguish between enriched and depleted uranium, as the two pose different health risks."
Similar results were reported in December by Chris Busby, the British secretary of the European Committee on Radiation Risk, who said that "there is no way the signs of uranium found in Khiam were the result of natural or industrial materials. Their only source is nuclear reactors."
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Speaking to As-Safir, Qbayssi stressed that "it is important to distinguish between enriched and depleted uranium, as the two pose different health risks."
Similar results were reported in December by Chris Busby, the British secretary of the European Committee on Radiation Risk, who said that "there is no way the signs of uranium found in Khiam were the result of natural or industrial materials. Their only source is nuclear reactors."
Busby was commenting in an interview with Environment Hotline, a research team affiliated with Environment and Development magazine. PLEASE CONTINUE
http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=1&categ_id=1&article_id=78163