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Depleted uranium from Afghan war causing neurolical effects in children in India

when heavy metals are coupled with uranium, the toxic effect increases manifold,” said Dr Amar Singh Azad, a paediatrician working on neurological disorders in children

Parts of Malwa, Raj drinking poison? Chandigarh – City – The Times of India P Singh, , Jun 16, 2010, “… While high concentration of uranium is attributed to use of depleted uranium in the Afghan war by US, the problem appears to be due to no stooping of release of effluents in water channels, something which the government machinery has failed to check. The report from Germany on water samples from Budha Nullah has revealed heavy metal content and the presence of uranium one-and-a-half times more than the reference range. “Toxicity of single element may not be that harmful, but when heavy metals are coupled with uranium, the toxic effect increases manifold,” said Dr Amar Singh Azad, a paediatrician working on neurological disorders in children at Baba Farid Centre at Faridkot. Budha Nullah and Chitti Bein carry industrial waste into river Sutlej; its waters are used by the people in Malwa and parts of Rajasthan.

Parts of Malwa, Raj drinking poison? – Chandigarh – City – The Times of India

June 16, 2010 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | depleted uranium, India | antinuclear, depleted, nuclear, nuclear wastes, nuclear weapons, radioactive, uranium