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Abstract. Specific autoantibodies were assessed among residents of the Navajo Nation in New Mexico chronically exposed to metal mixtures from uranium mine wastes and in drinking water supplies. Age and the extent of exposure to legacy waste from 100 abandoned uranium mine and mill sites were associated with antibodies to denatured DNA ...
The uranium mill at one time processed raw uranium ore into "yellowcake," discarding tons of low-grade uranium ore called tailings in the process. For every ton of uranium mined, only 2.24 ounces ...
In the case of uranium mining, processing, reclamation, and waste handling, exposure pathways to living organisms, including people, may exist for chemical and radiological materials via inhalation, ingestion, absorption through the skin, and gamma radiation exposure.
The RRBA estimates that 350,000 North Carolina residents get their drinking water from the river basin, and it said downstream communities in North Carolina "will be at risk" if ia decides to lift the 30-year ban on uranium mining. "What we at RRBA are most concerned about is the disproportionate impact on the Basin.
Decades of improper disposal of uranium-mining wastes on the Navajo Nation has resulted in adverse human and ecological health impacts as well as socio-cultural problems. As the Navajo people become increasingly aware of the contamination problems, there is a need to develop a risk-communication strategy to properly inform tribal members of the ...
Residents hold a 'spiritual walk' against the White Mesa Uranium Mill. Mounds of uranium ore sit outside the processing facility at the White Mesa Mill …
Former mine workers suffer devastating health impacts from working in uranium mines. Thousands of mine and mill workers have suffered and continue to suffer and die from working in hazardous conditions. While there have been some improvements in worker safety, there will always be risks associated with working in mines.
The tour was given at the request of the Bluewater Valley Downstream Alliance (BVDA)—"a grassroots group made up largely of residents and property owners directly affected by groundwater pollution and radiation releases from the Homestake/Barrick Gold Mining Company uranium mill and tailings pile near Milan, NM and by the historic ...
Among Navajo miners, millers, and their families, the health consequences of uranium mining and milling have been widespread. In 2000, Congress expanded the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act to provide monetary compensation to individuals who had been diagnosed with certain cancers and other serious
As we have already established, uranium mining is an extremely destructive and problematic process. It uses a rage of toxic chemicals, pollutes local water supplies, and results in millions of tonnes of toxic waste every year. The average nuclear reactor requires 25 tonnes of uranium every year.
The environmental review prepared by the NRC describes impacts to residents and the environment expected as a result of the amendment. "The Navajo people have endured decades of radiation exposure and contamination caused by uranium mining and production, and [it] continues to impact the health of individuals, families and communities.
For the Thuringian uranium mining district, Ökoinstitut calculated an excess lifetime lung cancer risk of 15 in 1000 for residents of the Southern part of Ronneburg, where an 80 Bq/m 3 increase of radon concentration in air can be attributed to Wismut's activities.
uranium mining from the 1940s to the 1980s. While uranium mining no longer occurs within the Navajo Nation, the legacy of uranium contamination remains. More than 500 Navajo abandoned uranium mine (AUM) claims as well as homes and drinking water sources with elevated levels of radiation are spread throughout the Navajo Nation.
residing near mill sites or abandoned mine sites. The agencies have worked together to address public health and environmental impacts from historical uranium mining on the Navajo Reservation and have initiated but not concluded discussions with our Navajo Nation counterparts on the plan. The Navajo
Panelists Jeff Gaco is Second Lieutenant Governor of the Pueblo of Laguna, New Mexico, ex-officio member of the Laguna Health Care Corporation, and Staff Officer and resident of the Village of Paguate, which overlooks the …
Western Mining Action Network. A summary of fact sheets on uranium mining. Uranium Fact Sheets on the Web May 25, 2007, compiled by Paul Robinson Southwest Research and Information Center sricpaul@earthlink.
50 Years of Impacts from Uranium Mining Uranium mill tailings dump, 1978 Tailings dam failure, 7/16/79. Navajo home next to uranium mine waste dump, 2005. Radium-contaminated soil removal, Red Water Pond Road, 2007; partially reclaimed abandoned mine in rear. 006683
Mining is the major private industry in the north. In 2017, six operations employed 2,400 workers in mining, milling, suppliers; and and maintenance. Uranium operations included the McArthur River mine/Key Lake mill, Cigar Lake mine/McClean Lake mill, and Rabbit Lake operation (in care and maintenance). Seabee operation mined and milled gold.
Historical releases from legacy uranium sites throughout the Grants Mining District are documented. Area residents requested health screenings and studies to evaluate health impacts from uranium mining and milling in the area. Accomplishments In June 2010 the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry and the New Mexico Department of
A Preliminary Assessment of Potential Impacts of Uranium Mining in ia on Drinking Water Sources. The Coles Hill uranium deposit and a number of other properties with former uranium leases (but unproven potential) are located upstream of ia Beach's drinking water intake, located in Lake Gaston.
@article{osti_6476287, title = {Effects of barium chlorine treatment of uranium ore on /sup 222/Rn emanation and /sup 226/Ra leachability from mill tailings}, author = {Ibrahim, S A and Church, S L and Whicker, F W}, abstractNote = {The purpose of this laboratory study was to investigate the effectiveness of barium chloride treatment of uranium ore on /sup 222/Rn …
Here's the final environmental impact statement that Areva Resources Canada submitted to the Nunavut Impact Review Board for its proposed Kiggavik uranium mine near Baker Lake. It will form the basis of discussions at the NIRB's final hearing on the project, scheduled March 2 to March 14 in Baker Lake.
Uranium mining and milling activities no longer occur on the Navajo Nation, but the legacy of these activities remains, including the presence of abandoned uranium mines, former mill sites, and homes . built with mine and mill waste. Elevated uranium and other elements are associated with mine and mill
Residents within the Ambrosia Lake and Laguna mining sub-districts primarily rely on private and community wells for residential-domestic, stock-watering, and agricultural uses. Legacy uranium mining and milling operations generated liquid wastes (effluent). The effluents included groundwater produced from mine dewatering, process waters from
health impacts for uranium mine and mill residents. ... Nation and of those in McKinley County alone there are an estimated 120 AUM of which 80 are on Navajo lands.1 The uranium mine and mill sites not only pose health threats for people living near them but are also potential sources of …
These mining sub-districts contain 97 legacy uranium mines and five (5) former uranium mill and tailing disposal sites that were active during the Atomic Energy Commission uranium purchase years (1940's-1970) and beyond until the 1990's. Over 52 million tons of uranium ore were extracted from these mines, constituting approximately 68%
• Second, uranium mining, transportation, milling and processing have had profound health effects on the workforce and to residents of Montrose and Mesa counties.
This chapter presents a discussion of impacts of uranium mining and processing operations on air quality, soil, surface water and groundwater, and biota. Much is already known about the environmental impacts of mining, both on-site and off-site, and that body of information provides a basis for this chapter. However, the primary emphasis of the chapter is on the unique …
1. Introduction. The Navajo Nation was heavily mined for uranium from the 1940s through the mid-1980s [], resulting in a legacy of more than 500 abandoned, non-remediated uranium mines and approximately 1100 associated waste sites [2,3].Since the last mine closed over thirty years ago, there has been no evaluation of possible effects of mine waste …
Navajos who reported exposure to uranium mine and mill wastes during the industry's boom years – the 1940s through 1980s – were more than twice as likely to develop kidney disease as those ...