Case Studies
Manhattan Project Radioactive Waste in the Creek Where Kids Played
A 2019 federal report said living nearby could have raised risk of lung cancer, bone cancer and leukemia.
Location
Coldwater Creek, north St. Louis County, MO.
When
Children played in the creek for decades. A federal ATSDR report was issued in 2019.
Contaminant
Radioactive waste from Manhattan Project uranium processing.
Who was affected
Children who played in the creek and people living nearby.
Key detail
Radioactive waste washed into the creek. The 2019 ATSDR report said living nearby could have raised risk of lung cancer, bone cancer and leukemia.
Sources: EPA, ATSDR, AP, US Army Corps