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Ingestion of soluble compounds of uranium can severely affect the kidneys.
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What happens if you drink uranium?
Uranium is a heavy metal, as is lead, chromium, mercury, etc. As such, it is poisonous, but takes time to affect the body- usually kidneys, brain, and liver. It is also radioactive. Exposure to high levels of radiation can produce radiation sickness, cancer, and in very high levels, death.
How can uranium affect uremia and can uranium increase likelihood of death?
Uranium is a toxic element. Intoxication with uranium in soluble form affect the kidneys (renal diseases may occur), so abnormality of uremia is very possible. See also: http://stinet.dtic.mil/cgi-bin/GetTRDoc?AD=ADA465204&Location=U2&doc=GetTRDoc.pdf
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How does uranium affect people?
Uranium is a pollutant, toxic and radioactive. Human exposure (and also the exposure of all living beings) to uranium is dangerous without precautions. The effect of uranium depends on concentration, quantity, chemical and physical form, isotopes, etc.
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Uranium is toxic and radioactive; without precautions uranium can be an important pollutant near the mines or uranium plants.
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