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Natural & depleted uranium - ToxFAQs : CAS # 7440-61-1

February 2013
By United States. Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry.
Series: ToxFAQs

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Natural and depleted uranium - ToxFAQs : CAS # 7440-61-1
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United States. Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry.
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This fact sheet answers the most frequently asked health questions (FAQs) about natural and depleted uranium. For more information, call the ATSDR Information Center at 1-800-232-4636. This fact sheet is one in a series of summaries about hazardous substances and their health effects. It is important you understand this information because this substance may harm you. The effects of exposure to any hazardous substance depend on the dose, the duration, how you are exposed, personal traits and habits, and whether other chemicals are present.

HIGHLIGHTS: Natural uranium is a naturally occurring chemical substance that is mildly radioactive. Depleted uranium is an adjusted mixture of natural uranium isotopes that is less radioactive. Everyone is exposed to low amounts of uranium through food, water, and air. Exposure to high levels of natural or depleted uranium can cause kidney disease. Uranium has been found in at least 67 of 1,699 National Priorities List (NPL) sites identified by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

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