A new report shows there is a significant amount of radioactive contamination inside an elementary school in suburban St. Louis, near where waste was dumped from a World War II nuclear weapons factory. The full story:
residential yards, parks and other sites in the area, but sampling from the Corps of Engineers didn't include the school, according to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
Levels of radioactive waste up to 22 times what was expected were found in a kindergarten play area, the Post-Dispatch reported. High levels were also found in samples, taken Aug. 15, from classrooms, a kitchen, the HVAC system, fields and playgrounds.Parents and environmental groups have previously asked for further testing. It's not clear who ordered or funded the Boston Chemical Data Report.
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