Uranium contamination in the navajo nation : background and cleanup efforts / Eugene Stepp, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Stepp, Eugene, editor.

Series:

Environmental health (Nova Science Publishers)

Environmental Health - Physical, Chemical, and Biological Factors

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Uranium mines and mining--Environmental aspects.

Uranium mines and mining.

Uranium mines and mining--Health aspects.

United States--Navajo Indian Reservation.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (166 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : Nova Publishers, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Four million tons of uranium ore were extracted from mines on the Navajo reservation primarily for developing the U.S. nuclear weapons stockpile. For over 30 years, the Navajo people have lived with the environmental and health effects of uranium contamination from this mining. In 2008, five federal agencies adopted a 5-year plan that identified targets for addressing contaminated abandoned mines, structures, water sources, former processing sites, and other sites. Federal agencies also provide funding to Navajo Nation agencies to assist with the cleanup work. This book examines the extent to

Contents:

""URANIUM CONTAMINATION IN THE NAVAJO NATION: BACKGROUND AND CLEANUP EFFORTS""; ""URANIUM CONTAMINATION IN THE NAVAJO NATION: BACKGROUND AND CLEANUP EFFORTS""; ""Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data""; ""CONTENTS""; ""PREFACE""; ""Chapter 1: URANIUM CONTAMINATION: OVERALL SCOPE,TIME FRAME, AND COST INFORMATION IS NEEDED FOR CONTAMINATION CLEANUP ON THE NAVAJO RESERVATION""; ""WHY GAO DID THIS STUDY""; ""WHAT GAO RECOMMENDS""; ""WHAT GAO FOUND""; ""ABBREVIATIONS""; ""BACKGROUND""

""AGENCIES MET THE TARGETS IN SIX OUT OF EIGHT PLAN OBJECTIVES PRIMARILY BECAUSE OF ADDITIONAL FEDERAL RESOURCES""""AGENCIES HAVE NOT ESTIMATED THE FULL SCOPE OF WORK, TIME FRAMES, OR COSTS NEEDED TO ADDRESS URANIUM CONTAMINATION BUT RECOGNIZE THAT SIGNIFICANT WORK REMAINS""; ""AGENCIES FACE CHALLENGES MEETING FUNDING NEEDS AND ENGAGING AFFECTED COMMUNITIES, THOUGH OPPORTUNITIES EXIST FOR IMPROVING RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE NAVAJO AND HOPI PEOPLE""; ""CONCLUSION""; ""MATTER FOR CONGRESSIONAL CONSIDERATION""; ""RECOMMENDATIONS FOR EXECUTIVE ACTION""

""AGENCY AND THIRD PARTY COMMENTS AND OUR EVALUATION""""APPENDIX I. OBJECTIVES, SCOPE, AND METHODOLOGY""; ""APPENDIX II. DETAILED RESULTS OF GAO ASSESSMENT OF THE SCHEDULE FOR THE TUBA CITY DUMP REMEDIAL INVESTIGATION AND FEASIBILITY STUDY WORK PLAN""; ""APPENDIX III. DETAILED RESULTS OF GAO ASSESSMENT OF THE TUBA CITY DUMP 5-YEAR COST ESTIMATE""; ""APPENDIX IV. THE 43 HIGHEST PRIORITY MINES, THEIR LOCATIONS, AND THE STATUS OF ASSESSMENT AND CLEANUP EFFORTS""

""APPENDIX V. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE REMAINING SCOPE OF WORK, TIME FRAMES, AND COSTS TO ADDRESS URANIUM CONTAMINATION ON OR NEAR THE NAVAJO RESERVATION""""Chapter 2: HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF URANIUM CONTAMINATION IN THE NAVAJO NATION: FIVE-YEAR PLAN""; ""EXECUTIVE SUMMARY""; ""ASSESSMENT AND CLEANUP OF CONTAMINATED STRUCTURES""; ""CONTAMINATED WATER SOURCES""; ""ABANDONED URANIUM MINE ASSESSMENT AND CLEANUP""; ""CLEANUP OF THE NORTHEAST CHURCH ROCK (NECR) MINE SITE""; ""LONG-TERM MANAGEMENT OF FORMER URANIUM MILLING SITES""

""CHARACTERIZATION AND REMEDIATION OF HIGHWAY 160 SITE""""CLEANUP OF TUBA CITY DUMP""; ""HEALTH ASSESSMENT""; ""SUMMARY OF NRC ACTIONS""; ""Chapter 3: FEDERAL ACTIONS TO ADDRESS IMPACTS OF URANIUM CONTAMINATION IN THE NAVAJO NATION: FIVE-YEAR PLAN SUMMARY REPORT""; ""EXECUTIVE SUMMARY""; ""OBJECTIVE 1. ASSESSMENT AND CLEANUP OF CONTAMINATED STRUCTURES""; ""OBJECTIVE 2. ASSESSMENT OF CONTAMINATED WATER SOURCES AND PROVISION OF ALTERNATIVE WATER SUPPLIES""

""OBJECTIVE 3. ASSESSMENT OF ABANDONED URANIUM MINES, WITH DETAILED ASSESSMENTS OF THOSE MOST LIKELY TO POSE ENVIRONMENTAL OR HEALTH PROBLEMS""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed September 4, 2014).

ISBN:

1-63321-710-8

OCLC:

916949378