Coverage dated October 15, 2022 to October 17, 2022
Radioactive waste finding raises worries at Missouri school
Headline from WFMZ Allentown, on the newest of 2 developments
Radioactive waste in a creek that meanders through part of suburban St. Louis has long been suspected of causing rare cancers and other health problems for residents who live nearby.
WFMZ Allentown's own description from its feed. We collect headlines and these descriptions, not full articles; read the original reporting below.
Developments in this update
2 dated developments, oldest first, newest marked. Each is named by one outlet's own headline; open its reports to see every outlet that covered it.
Radioactive material found at Missouri elementary school more than 22 times expected amount
Headline from ABC 17 Mid-Missouri ·
Newest
Radioactive waste finding raises worries at Missouri school
Environmental investigation consultants have found significant radioactive contamination at an elementary school in suburban St. Louis where nuclear weapons were produced during World War II. The report by Boston Chemical
Environmental investigation consultants have found significant radioactive contamination at an elementary school in suburban St. Louis where nuclear weapons were produced during World War II. The report by Boston Chemical Data Corp.
By Michelle Watson and Tina Burnside, CNN An elementary school outside St. Louis was found to have “unacceptable” levels of radioactive contamination stemming from waste dating back to the creation of the first atomic bomb in the 1940s, and residents fear it may be linked to various cases of illness…
Radioactive waste in a creek that meanders through part of suburban St. Louis has long been suspected of causing rare cancers and other health problems for residents who live nearby.
The “report is not consistent with our accepted evaluation techniques,” it said after an independent group found more than 22 times the expected level of nuclear waste in a kindergarten playground.
An elementary school in the suburbs of St. Louis was found with significant amounts of radioactive contamination in soil, according to a new environmental investigation.
