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▼a 2022024442
▼a 9780820363165
▼q (hardback)
▼a 9780820363172
▼q (paperback)
▼z 9780820363189
▼q (ebook)
▼a (KERIS)REF000019978275
▼a DLC
▼b eng
▼c DLC
▼d DLC
▼d 211070
▼a pcc
▼a RA569
▼a RA569
▼b M854
▼a Nuked :
▼b echoes of the Hiroshima bomb in St. Louis /
▼d Linda C. Morice
▼a Athens :
▼b The University of Georgia Press,
▼c [2022]
▼a 204 p. :
▼b ill. ;
▼c 23 cm
▼a Includes bibliographical references (pages [183]-197) and index
▼a Part One. The Contamination -- The Secret Weapon -- The Deposit -- Part Two. The Dissemination -- The Contamination Spreads -- Bureaucratic Blues -- Part Three. The People -- The Advocates -- An Environmental Justice Watershed -- A Part Of The Whole
▼a "Nuked recounts the long-term effects of radiological exposure in St. Louis, Missouri-the city that refined uranium for the first self- sustaining nuclear reaction and the first atomic bomb. As part of the top-secret Manhattan Project during World War II, the refining created an enormous amount of radioactive waste that increased as more nuclear weapons were produced and stockpiled for the Cold War. 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 2238. 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"--
▼c Provided by publisher
▼a Manhattan Project (U.S.)
▼x History
▼a Mallinckrodt Chemical Works (Saint Louis, Mo.)
▼x History
▼a Radiation
▼x Health aspects
▼z Missouri
▼z Saint Louis County
▼a Radiation
▼x Physiological effect
▼z Missouri
▼z Saint Louis County
▼a Uranium
▼x Toxicology
▼z Missouri
▼z Saint Louis County
▼a Uranium
▼x Environmental aspects
▼z Missouri
▼z Saint Louis County
▼a Radiation
▼x Safety measures
▼a Radioactive waste disposal
▼x Environmental aspects
▼z Missouri
▼z Saint Louis Metropolitan Area
▼a Morice, Linda C.,
▼e author
▼b $114.95
▼a 단행본
| 자료유형 : | 단행본 |
|---|---|
| ISBN : | 9780820363165 |
| ISBN : | 9780820363172 |
| ISBN : | |
| 분류기호 : | RA569 |
| 서명/저자사항 : | Nuked : echoes of the Hiroshima bomb in St. Louis / Linda C. Morice |
| 발행사항 : | Athens : The University of Georgia Press, [2022] |
| 형태사항 : | 204 p. : ill. ; 23 cm |
| 서지주기 : | Includes bibliographical references (pages [183]-197) and index |
| 내용주기 : | Part One. The Contamination -- The Secret Weapon -- The Deposit -- Part Two. The Dissemination -- The Contamination Spreads -- Bureaucratic Blues -- Part Three. The People -- The Advocates -- An Environmental Justice Watershed -- A Part Of The Whole |
| 요약 : | "Nuked recounts the long-term effects of radiological exposure in St. Louis, Missouri-the city that refined uranium for the first self- sustaining nuclear reaction and the first atomic bomb. As part of the top-secret Manhattan Project during World War II, the refining created an enormous amount of radioactive waste that increased as more nuclear weapons were produced and stockpiled for the Cold War. 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 2238. 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"-- Provided by publisher |
| 주제명(단체명) : | Manhattan Project (U.S.) -- History -- |
| 주제명(단체명) : | Mallinckrodt Chemical Works (Saint Louis, Mo.) -- History -- |
| 일반주제명 : | Radiation -- Health aspects -- Missouri -- Saint Louis County -- |
| 일반주제명 : | Radiation -- Physiological effect -- Missouri -- Saint Louis County -- |
| 일반주제명 : | Uranium -- Toxicology -- Missouri -- Saint Louis County -- |
| 일반주제명 : | Uranium -- Environmental aspects -- Missouri -- Saint Louis County -- |
| 일반주제명 : | Radiation -- Safety measures -- |
| 일반주제명 : | Radioactive waste disposal -- Environmental aspects -- Missouri -- Saint Louis Metropolitan Area -- |
| 개인저자 : | Morice, Linda C., author |
| 언어 | 영어 |
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