Indian children crippled by uranium
Observer investigation uncovers link between dramatic rise in birth defects in Punjab and pollution from coal-fired power stations Their heads are too large or too small, their limbs too short or too bent. For some, their brains never grew, speech never came and their lives are likely to be cut short: these are the children it appears that India would rather the world did not see, the victims of a scandal with potential implications far beyond the ... Full Story »
Posted by Subramanya Sastry - via OneRiot, NewsRack (Energy), The Guardian (US)
Seems credible. Hadn't heard about uranium in coal ash, so I would wonder whether depleted uranium weapons would be a more reasonable source of radiation.