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Not only was the mine primarily staffed by "whites", uranium ore has negligible health risks.

etc-hosts 3y ago
I read through the linked article. I didn't find anything specific about the ratio of First Nation to white workers in the mines. According to this article, it was mostly First Nation workers in the ore mines. https://ejatlas.org/conflict/mining-and-transportation-of-uranium-ore-at-port-radium-northwestern-territories-and-its-impacts-on-the-local-deline-first-nation-community-who-worked-there https://ejatlas.org/conflict/mining-and-transportation-of-ur... Here's another article about the workers in the ore mines. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/natives-worked-unprotected-in-uranium-mine-1.159274 https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/natives-worked-unprotected-in...
fsh 3y ago
Breathing in dust from uranium ore, or its decay product Radon is very much a health risk: https://www.epa.gov/radtown/radioactive-waste-uranium-mining-and-milling https://www.epa.gov/radtown/radioactive-waste-uranium-mining...
nukeman 3y ago
A lump of raw ore on a shelf in your home office? Sure. Uranium ore in ton quantities, underground in a poorly ventilated mine? That’s a big health risk, due to radon, other daughter products, and the inherent heavy metal hazards of uranium.
542354234235 3y ago
>Uranium mining has widespread effects, contaminating the environment with radioactive dust, radon gas, water-borne toxins, and increased levels of background radiation...Uranium is an α-particle emitter, as are many of its radioactive decay products, including radon. α-Particles are bulky (2 protons and 2 neutrons) and cannot penetrate human skin. However, when particulate matter containing α-emitters is inhaled or ingested, it results in internal exposure to radiation. The carcinogenicity of inhaled α-emitters is not in dispute. Radon gas is responsible for up to 20% of cases of lung cancer in Canada. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3653646/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3653646/

I read through the linked article. I didn't find anything specific about the ratio of First Nation to white workers in the mines. According to this article, it was mostly First Nation workers in the ore mines. https://ejatlas.org/conflict/mining-and-transportation-of-uranium-ore-at-port-radium-northwestern-territories-and-its-impacts-on-the-local-deline-first-nation-community-who-worked-there https://ejatlas.org/conflict/mining-and-transportation-of-ur... Here's another article about the workers in the ore mines. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/natives-worked-unprotected-in-uranium-mine-1.159274 https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/natives-worked-unprotected-in...

fsh 3y ago

Breathing in dust from uranium ore, or its decay product Radon is very much a health risk: https://www.epa.gov/radtown/radioactive-waste-uranium-mining-and-milling https://www.epa.gov/radtown/radioactive-waste-uranium-mining...

nukeman 3y ago

A lump of raw ore on a shelf in your home office? Sure. Uranium ore in ton quantities, underground in a poorly ventilated mine? That’s a big health risk, due to radon, other daughter products, and the inherent heavy metal hazards of uranium.

542354234235 3y ago

>Uranium mining has widespread effects, contaminating the environment with radioactive dust, radon gas, water-borne toxins, and increased levels of background radiation...Uranium is an α-particle emitter, as are many of its radioactive decay products, including radon. α-Particles are bulky (2 protons and 2 neutrons) and cannot penetrate human skin. However, when particulate matter containing α-emitters is inhaled or ingested, it results in internal exposure to radiation. The carcinogenicity of inhaled α-emitters is not in dispute. Radon gas is responsible for up to 20% of cases of lung cancer in Canada. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3653646/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3653646/