Study Links Coldwater Creek Radioactive Waste to Increased Cancer Risk
TL;DR
Children living near Coldwater Creek in St. Louis, contaminated with atomic waste from WWII, have a significantly higher risk of cancer, with risk increasing the closer they lived to the creek, raising concerns about long-term health impacts of radioactive pollution.
- When will RFK jr swim in this radioactive creek? Boing Boing
- A creek with atomic waste from WWII is linked to increased cancer risk NPR
- Living near St. Louis-area Coldwater Creek during childhood linked with higher risk of cancer from radiation Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
- Radioactive Waste Exposed Children in Missouri to Cancer Risks, Study Finds ScienceAlert
- Harvard researchers say they found direct link between Coldwater Creek and cancer rates KSDK
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