Missouri Community and Its Children Grappling With Exposure to Nuclear Waste
The families, students, and school officials in Florissant, Missouri have been living a modern nightmare for the past several weeks, learning that ...
The families, students, and school officials in Florissant, Missouri have been living a modern nightmare for the past several weeks, learning that Jana Elementary school and the surrounding region has high levels of radiation, a problem caused decades ago by the production of nuclear weapons Radiation exposure can damage the DNA in cells leading to a host of health problems including cancer and auto-immune disorders. What's more troubling is that the Centers for Disease Control reports that children and young adults, especially girls and women, are more sensitive to the effects of radiation.