Uranium mining in the Navajo nation (1947-1966): a case of undesigned human experimentationMoureEraso, Rafael
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...
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...
"This is what we see on a daily basis," Ute Mountain Ute Tribe Chairman Manuel Heart said at a news conference, about water contaminated by the White Mesa Uranium Mill that flows from springs and wells into homesites on the Navajo Nation. Plumes of contaminants, including nitrate, nitrite, ...
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...
Navajo (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 about...
J.G.; Lewandowski, R.; Harkema, J.R.; Shuey, C.; et al. Serum-borne factors alter cerebrovascular endothelial microRNA expression following particulate matter exposure near an abandoned uranium mine on the Navajo Nation.Part. Fibre Toxicol.2020,17, 1–14. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef] [Pub...
Energy Fuels, Navajo Nation Department of Justice, and Navajo Nation Environmental Protection Agency Sign Landmark Agreement on Uranium Ore Transport and Abandoned Mine Cleanup Jan 29, 2025 Dec 5, 2024 Nov 28, 2024 Energy Fuels Announces Q3-2024 Results, Including Active Uranium Mining and Processin...
The Navajo people perceive the world as an interconnected whole. This applies to religion, concepts of health, and their view of themselves in relation to the world. In effect, a disruption in one part of their lives creates a disharmony in the overall system. This disruption not DOI: 10.179...
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...