Nuked Echoes of the Hiroshima Bomb in St. Louis |
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Author:
| Morice, Linda C. |
ISBN: | 978-0-8203-6318-9 |
Publication Date: | Dec 2022 |
Publisher: | University of Georgia Press
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Book Format: | Ebook |
List Price: | USD $20.95 |
Book Description:
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Recounts the long-term effects of radiological exposure in St Louis, Missouri - the city that refined uranium for the first atomic bomb. Issues explored include minimal concern for land pollution; cutting corners to win the war; insufficient reporting mechanisms for cancer; and a government that failed to respond to regional problems.
Recounts the long-term effects of radiological exposure in St Louis, Missouri - the city that refined uranium for the first atomic bomb. Issues explored include minimal concern for land pollution; cutting corners to win the war; insufficient reporting mechanisms for cancer; and a government that failed to respond to regional problems.