René Upshaw: "I really believe this is why the Children of Missouri are suffering from low test scores. Then these same People grow up and have Children . . . . Their test scores are lower. ... "Mallinckrodt, now known as Covidien, enriched uranium at a plant in downtown St. Louis during World War II. "The lawsuits claim that waste was improperly disposed of near Coldwater Creek in the 1950s, leading to the contamination. "A lead attorney for the plaintiffs in the suits, Marc Bern, says 22 types of cancer have been linked to exposure from ionizing radiation, including certain types of leukemia, myeloma and lymphoma. "And then primary cancers of the bile ducts, brain, breast in both male and female, colon, esophagus, gallbladder, liver, ovary, pancreas, pharynx, salivary glands, small intestine, stomach, thyroid and urinary bladder," Bern said. "Bern encourages area residents who believe they have been exposed and sickened by radioactive waste in Coldwater Creek to contact one of the firms involved in the lawsuits." news.stlpublicradio.org/post/north-county-residents-seek-answers-coldwater-creek-contamination
Posted on: Fri, 05 Jul 2013 09:00:28 +0000
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