(Russia Today) In Iraq they used depleted uranium weapons, and its particles remained on damaged military hardware that was abandoned: on the surface of tanks, cannons and motor vehicles. In a number of cases these pieces of hardware were left in the vicinity of inhabited areas. In case of explosion, molecules of depleted uranium are scattered, and, as they are smaller than a micron in size, they can be easily inhaled by a human. But once breathed in – they will stay in your respiratory organs. Cumulative effect lasts for hundreds of years. Air, soil and water – all of these can become contaminated. http://rt.com/op-edge/iraq-environmental-catastrophe-hiroshima-533/