1.   The real danger, according to the AEA report, comes from uranium dust produced on impact with targets.

2.   People can inhale the depleted uranium dust or be hit by shrapnel.

3.   The Pentagon said last year that the new edition would include information on how soldiers should protect themselves from depleted uranium dust and debris.

4.   When depleted-uranium shells hit armored vehicles, they release a uranium oxide dust whose inhalation, critics say, poses a health risk.

5.   He said he has photos of himself standing atop loaded trucks and in the mines, covered in uranium dust.

6.   In addition, most independent medical experts say it is highly unlikely the low dose of depleted uranium dust created by the bombings could have made people sick.

7.   Many believed that uranium dust and byproducts of the enrichment process posed little or no hazard for humans.

8.   Miners brought home yellow uranium dust on their clothes.

9.   Still, children are feared to be at risk if they inhale uranium dust or put hands soiled with the toxic metal in their mouths.

10.   When a depleted uranium round strikes armor or burns, it produces uranium dusts or aerosol particles, which can be inhaled.