[CPEO-MEF] RADIATION, REUSE: "Radiation threat on Treasure Island [CA], report says"

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Radiation threat on Treasure Island, report says

Matt Smith and Katharine Mieszkowski
Center for Investigative Reporting/San Francisco Chronicle
November 13, 2013

Despite six years of Navy cleanup and San Francisco city government reassurances that Treasure Island is safe, children living there might be at risk of radiation poisoning, a newly released state health department memo concludes.

Earlier this year, California Department of Public Health workers discovered radioactive shards buried in lawns near apartment buildings on the island's western side. One small octagonal object was so radioactive that holding onto it for an hour could cause burns, hair loss and ulceration, according to the memo.

That area of the former military base is now home to a playground, landscaped recreation areas and apartments. The Navy is slated to turn over the land to the city, which plans to build an 8,000-unit high-rise development there.

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For the entire article, see
http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Radiation-threat-on-Treasure-Island-report-says-4979641.php

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
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