A milligram is one-thousandth of a gram. This material was mixed with contaminants that came from the reprocessed uranium from military reactors. 1 ppb is one part per billion, i.e. per one thousand million parts. The British nuclear physicist Sir Brian Flowers had grave concerns about plutonium in a 1976 UK Royal Commission report. One microgram is one-millionth of a gram, that is, one milligram has one thousand micrograms.
Death follows from a kind of internal asphyxiation.
So if all impure specks of DU dust were ingested or inhaled, they alone could kill millions of people. Once inside the body , they work diligently at destroying cells and DNA . A lower end chosen from a wide range of possible conditions makes us suspicious of their sources and research skills. But let s not expect rigorous science from medics in the New World, when humanitarian intervention means bombing innocent humans, while spreading DU dust to greet those whose return was bombed clear of monsters is called aid from the international community. Radiation from inside the body is lethal alpha, beta and gamma.