SUMMARY
Depleted uranium is a byproduct of the uranium enrichment process and has been used for decades
in different applications. Recently depleted uranium is used as an anti-armour munition because of
its profitable physical properties. One of these, the ability to ignite and burn at very high
temperatures, may result in the formation of an aerosol of very small uranium oxide clusters, which
may be inhaled. It is alleged that these particles represent a new battlefield hazard because of the
radioactivity and chemical toxicity of uranium.
KEY WORDS
absinthe; thujone; composition; metabolites; detoxification
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