Complications of babesiosis can include: 1  a low and unstable blood pressure; 2  severe hemolytic anemia (hemolysis); 3  a very low platelet count (thrombocytopenia); 4  disseminated intravascular coagulation (also known as âDICâ or consumptive coagulopathy), which can lead to blood clots and bleeding;
Uranium Mining in Utah. Uranium, a radioactive element, was first mined in the western United States in 1871 by Dr. Richard Pierce, who shipped 200 pounds of pitchblende to London from the Central City Mining District near Denver, Colorado.ranium, a radioactive element, was first mined in the western United States in 1871 by Dr. Richard Pierce, who shipped 200 pounds of pitchblende to London from the Central City Mining District near Denver, Colorado.
Uranium can be found in soils and waters due to the breakdown (weathering) of rocks containing it. Once it is in the soil and water, it can be taken up by plants and consumed by people or grazing animals, or it can dissolve in the water to be consumed by any organism.