| From: | Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org> |
| Date: | Fri, 25 Nov 2016 11:48:31 -0800 (PST) |
| Reply: | cpeo-military |
| Subject: | [CPEO-MEF] RADIATION, FORMER SITES: 'EPA to test Bridgeton [MO] home for radioactive contamination" |
EPA to test Bridgeton home for radioactive contamination by Grant Bissell KSDK TV-5 news (St. Louis, MO) November 22, 2016 The Environmental Protection Agency(EPA) announced Tuesday it will test a Bridgeton home for radioactive contamination. The homeowners filed a lawsuit last week claiming significant amounts of dust contaminated with thorium was found in multiple places in their house. The lawsuit goes on to say independent scientists were able to determine the contamination is the same as that found in the nearby West Lake Landfill. On Tuesday, EPA Region 7 Administrator Mark Hague said agency officials will test inside and outside the home to verify the lawsuit's claims. If EPA tests confirm the contamination, Hague says a plan will then be put into place to test more properties near the landfill. ... For the entire story, see http://www.ksdk.com/news/health/epa-to-test-bridgeton-home-for-radioactive-contamination/355111025 -- Lenny Siegel Executive Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight a project of the Pacific Studies Center 278-A Hope St., Mountain View, CA 94041 Voice/Fax: 650/961-8918 <lsiegel@cpeo.org> http://www.cpeo.org _______________________________________________ Military mailing list Military@lists.cpeo.org http://lists.cpeo.org/listinfo.cgi/military-cpeo.org | |
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