Uranium mining in the Navajo nation (1947-1966): a case of undesigned human experimentationMoureEraso, Rafael
pitchblende,uraninite- a mineral consisting of uranium oxide and trace amounts of radium and thorium and polonium and lead and helium; uraninite in massive form is called pitchblende which is the chief uranium ore Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton Univer...
In 2013, the Navajo Nation told another uranium producer that it would deny access to a ranch that surrounded a parcel of Arizona state trust land where the company planned to mine. At the time, the tribe cited a 2005 law that banned uranium mining on its lands and another 2006 law that...
A major part of the global uranium reserves are located on indigenous peoples’ lands. Most indigenous peoples have strongly opposed uranium exploration and exploitation on their ancestral lands, given that many of the uranium mining projects carried out
Uranium mining in the US spanned a period from the end of World War II into the 1980 s. The legacy of this mining was illness and death for thousands of workers along with thousands of abandoned mines. Compensation programs for former workers and their h
MiningNavajo (NationInformation DisseminationUranium mining and milling in the Four Corners' area of the American Southwest has had serious negative impacts on American Indian workers, their families, and their communities. In this article, we will examine Navajo education programs which inform citizens...
EPA, the Department of Energy (DOE) and other federal agencies have released a 10-year plan outlining the federal government’s commitments to address adverse environmental impacts from uranium contamination throughout the Navajo Nation, coming several months after the plan was originally slated to be...
Lacustrine and Hypersaline Deposits in the Desiccated Mediterranean and their Bearing on Paleoenvironment and Paleo-Ecology The evaporites represent an essentially abiotic environment and are usually barren; being basin-wide in extent, they document a kind of sterilization underzone by the Mediterranean. Ex...
The background level of uranium content in waters, both surface and subsoil, varies significantly and also depends mostly on the local geology as discussed earlier. Mining and extraction activities such as exploratory drilling, cutting, blasting, transportation, stockpiling, and processing/leaching can...
Brown SH, Chambers DB (2017) Uranium mining and NORM in North America – some perspectives on occupational radiation exposure. Health Phys 113(1):13–22 CAS Google Scholar Brugge D (2016) Why has it taken so long to address the problems created by uranium mining in the Navajo nation? Ne...