Feds Test Bridgeton Houses Near Landfill for Radiation

[TexasTowelie]

The federal Environmental Protection Agency on Tuesday tested homes near the Westlake Landfill for radiation contamination following a lawsuit filed by residents.

The EPA, which isn't named in the suit filed by Michael and Robbin Dailey, planned to focus on the couple's house and surrounding properties in the Spanish Village section of Bridgeton.

The Daileys sued nine companies tied to the landfill in November, alleging they were responsible for radioactive dust found in their home. The dust showed levels of a Uranium byproduct that were 200 times what is normal, according to the suit filed in St. Louis County Court.

"As a public health agency, we take these allegations seriously," EPA Region 7 Administrator Mark Hague said in a statement.

Read more: http://www.riverfronttimes.com/newsblog/2016/12/28/feds-test-bridgeton-houses-near-landfill-for-radiation

[Sherman A1]

1. This is an ongoing concern for those of us who live in

the Northern Part of St. Louis County. While I am not right on top of this area, I am very familiar with it and it's location and drive past it regularly.

This and other areas contaminated in the North St. Louis County area are the legacy of the development of Nuclear Weapons during the 1940's and the decades that followed.