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URANIUM, BEWARE.
A summary presentation of the article, The Legacy of Uranium Development on or Near Indian Reservations and Health Implications Rekindling Public Awareness.
By Pesa Coslow
Image credit: http://www.earthtimes.org/newsimage/nuclear_waste_1310.jpg
• Fact: Continued exposure to radioactive materials can cause severe health problems.
• Issue: Uranium development has contributed to many long-lived health effects in Native American populations.
• Article Aim: to rekindle public awareness of the plight of Native American communities living with the legacy of uranium procurement.
INTRODUCTION
THE QUEST FOR URANIUM
• Mining, Manufacturing, Testing• Manhattan Project 1943 (Navajo)
• Hanford Nuclear (Colville Conf.Tribes, Spokane, Kalispel, Kootenai, Coeur D’Alene, Nez Perce, Conf. Tribes of Umatilla, Conf. Tribes of Warm Springs, and Yakima Nation)
• Colorado Plateau (Navajo, Southern Ute, Ute Mountain, Hopi, Zuni, Acoma, and Pueblo)
• Trinity Site 1945 (Mescalero Apache)
• Church Rock 1979 (Navajo Nation)
• Navajo Nation
• Laguna Pueblo Tribe
• Eastern Shoshone & Northern Arapaho Nations
• Sioux Nations
• Spokane Nation
SOME AFFECTED GROUPS
Image credit: Geosciences 2015, 5, 15-29; doi:10.3390/geosciences5010015
HEALTH AND DISPARITIES
• Indian Health Service
• Environmental Health Services program
• Data disparities
• Radiation Exposure Compensation Act
• The reader is encouraged to explore these topics further and become aware of the issues.
• Reference:
• Geosciences 2015, 5, 15-29; doi:10.3390/geosciences5010015
CONCLUSION
Image credit: Geosciences 2015, 5, 15-29; doi:10.3390/geosciences5010015
Geosciences 2015, 5, 15-29; doi:10.3390/geosciences5010015
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