Tag Archives: the West Lake Landfill

Artist-Led Tours Of Toxic Waste Sites Aim To Reflect On St. Louis’ Contaminated History via St. Louis Public Radio

Posted on 2019/11/07 by yukimiyamotodepaul

By ELI CHEN  Before a group of young adults embarked on a tour of toxic waste sites in St. Louis, artist Allana Ross asked if anyone wanted a respirator.  Twice a year since 2017, Ross dresses up as a park ranger … Continue reading →

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EPA to clean radioactive contamination found on private property next to West Lake Landfill via St. Louis Public Radio

Posted on 2016/04/04 by yukimiyamotodepaul

[…] Ed Smith of the Missouri Coalition for the Environment calls Friday’s findings “fairly significant.” “The EPA has said previously that the radioactivity is not off-site and it appears the Missouri Department of Natural Resources has found radioactivity off-site,” he said. … Continue reading →

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More radioactivity turns up near St. Louis-area illegal nuclear waste dump landfill via Canmua

Posted on 2016/01/28 by yukimiyamotodepaul

radioactivity turns up near St. Louis-area illegal nuclear waste dump landfill : A Missouri agency has found more off-site radiation contamination near a St. Louis-area landfill where nuclear waste was illegally dumped four decades ago. BRIDGETON, MISSOURI – A Missouri … Continue reading →

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Editorial: Let the cleanup begin via St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Posted on 2014/02/04 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Companies have been dumping waste at the West Lake Landfill in Bridgeton since the 1950s. Radioactive materials, created as a byproduct of Mallinckrodt Chemical Works, were dumped in a 200-acre hole there beginning in 1973. So the fact that there are … Continue reading →

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Nuclear Waste Expert Calls West Lake Landfill “Highly Toxic” via CBS

Posted on 2013/11/22 by yukimiyamotodepaul

BRIDGETON, MO–(KMOX)–The West Lake Landfill nuclear should be dug up and hauled away — so says a nuclear waste expert in town tonight to meet with Bridgeton residents. Robert Alvarez, who served in the Department of Energy in the Clinton … Continue reading →

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