[CPEO-MEF] RADIATION, FORMER SITES: 'EPA to test Bridgeton [MO] home for radioactive contamination"

[Lenny Siegel]

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.

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For the entire story, see
http://www.ksdk.com/news/health/epa-to-test-bridgeton-home-for-radioactive-contamination/355111025

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