Unfortunately, government officials deposited the waste on open land next to the municipal airport. An adjacent creek transported radionuclides downstream to the Missouri River, thereby contaminating St. Louis’s northern suburbs. Amid official assurances of safety, residents were unaware of the risks. The resulting public health crisis continues today with cleanup operations expected to last through the year 2038.
Morice attributes the crisis to several factors. They include a minimal concern for land pollution; cutting corners to win the war; new homebuilding practices that spread radioactive dirt; insufficient reporting mechanisms for cancer; and a fragmented government that failed to respond to regional problems.
Product Details
ISBN-13: 9780820363172
Media Type: Paperback
Publisher: University of Georgia Press
Publication Date: 12-01-2022
Pages: 218
Product Dimensions: 5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.70(d)
About the Author
LINDA C. MORICE is professor emerita of educational leadership at Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville. Her publications include many articles in academic journals and three books: Flora White: In the Vanguard of Gender Equity; Coordinate Colleges for American Women: A Convergence of Interests, 1947–78; and a coedited volume, Life Stories: Exploring Issues in Educational History through Biography. LINDA C. MORICE is professor emerita of educational leadership at Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville. Her publications include many articles in academic journals and three books: Flora White: In the Vanguard of Gender Equity; Coordinate Colleges for American Women: A Convergence of Interests, 1947–78; and a coedited volume, Life Stories: Exploring Issues in Educational History through Biography.