[CPEO-MEF] RADIATION, FORMER SITES:"Legacy of Luckey [OH]: Blade testing finds high levels of radioactivity in groundwater in Cold War town"

[Lenny Siegel <Lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Legacy of Luckey: Blade testing finds high levels of radioactivity in groundwater in Cold War town
 
ALEXA YORK
Toldedo Blade (OH)
April 26, 2025

LUCKEY, Ohio — For decades, people living in the shadow of a massive Cold War weapons plant on the edge of town have wondered if there might be something harmful in the groundwater.
Now they know.

In one of the most comprehensive testing programs of its kind, The Blade has found high levels of radioactivity in the drinking water in and around the village.

Nineteen of the 39 samples collected by the newspaper from well water at homes, businesses, and public places showed radioactivity at least 10 times greater than what the federal government says is normal for the area.


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For the entire article, see
https://www.toledoblade.com/local/environment/2025/04/25/legacy-of-luckey-blade-testing-finds-high-levels-of-radioactivity-in-groundwater/stories/20250427003

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director
Center for Public Environmental Oversight
A project of the Pacific Studies Center
LSiegel@cpeo.org
P.O. Box 998, Mountain View, CA 94042
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http://www.cpeo.org
Author: DISTURBING THE WAR: The Inside Story of the Movement to Get Stanford University out of Southeast Asia - 1965–1975 (See http://a3mreunion.org)




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