Depleted uranium study

Causing public surprise and disquiet when found as frequently used as aircraft ballast, as well as in armour-piercing shells, risks from the use of depleted uranium are to be investigated by the Royal Society. Depleted uranium has been blamed for causing ill-health among many troops who served in the Gulf, and for continued danger to people living in the area. The latest fears attach to the Korean Air Boeing 747 that crashed recently near Stansted Airport in Essex.