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1. Uranium is a possible polluting agent of the natural environment.
2. Uranium is a toxic and a radioactive chemical element.
3. Uranium release radium and radon. 4. Radioactive wastes are dangerous and need to be isolated.
If working responsibly most of the disadvantages call very limited. And are the major advantages of using uranium especially as nuclear fuel..
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What economic effects do uranium have?
Economy of fossil fuels; no contribution to global warming.
What is the pro about uranium?
The principal advantage and use is nuclear energy, an energy with no global warming effects.
Effects on using uranium?
Umm.... radiation, poisoning, which includes organ failure, cancer, destroyed immune system, etc... o and DEATH. ---------- Uranium is toxic and radioactive but don't exaggerate !
How long have people used uranium?
From about 150 years.
What are 2 molecules that contain uranium?
Examples:Oxides: uranium dioxide, uranium trioxide, uranium octaoxideSalts: ammonium diuranate, uranyl nitrate, uranyl acetate, uranium hehxafluoride, uranium chlorideand many others because uranium is a reactive metal.
What does uranium do to your body?
Uranium is harmful to human beings because it is radioactive. Radioactivity can cause sickness leading to death and many forms of cancer.
What are the effects on people if uranium enters the human body?
After inhalation: lung cancers. After ingestion of soluble compounds: intoxication, kidney illness.
What are the negative effects of uranium on the earth?
I don't think there are any negative effects of it being there, it is only when it is used that negative effects arise. Possible contamination of waters and soils with uranium and radium; also radon is released.
What is the impact of uranium extraction?
In the past uranium mining was a source of environment contamination.Now the negative effects are minor and is possible to be remedied.
What are some harmful effects of uranium?
Disadvantages of uranium are:- it is radioactive- it is toxic- can be used in nuclear weapons by imperialist countries as USA and other
What economic effects do uranium have?
Economy of fossil fuels; no contribution to global warming.
What are the benefits of have a uranium mine to the people?
Uranium is a very expensive and desired material; having uranium is equivalent with to be rich.
What are the positive and negative effects of uranium?
Disadvantages of uranium: 1. Uranium is a possible polluting agent of the natural environment. 2. Uranium is a toxic and a radioactive chemical element. 3. Uranium release radium and radon. 4. Radioactive wastes are dangerous and need to be isolated. Any good effect for the environment.
Are there any hazards in mining Uranium?
Uranium ore emits radon gas. The health effects of high exposure to radon is a particular problem in the mining of uranium; significant excess lung cancer deaths have been identified in epidemiological studies of uranium miners employed in the 1940s and 1950s
What is the pro about uranium?
The principal advantage and use is nuclear energy, an energy with no global warming effects.
What is the good and bad effects of uranium that found in cheese?
Excepting the rare cases of contamination after an accident foods contain uranium in extremely traces, without any health significance.
How do living things people and animals use the chemical uranium?
Uranium hasn't a biological role.
