[CPEO-MEF] RADIATION, DISPOSAL: Navy markers found at Dead Horse Bay (NY)

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

DEAD HORSE BAY CLOSED BECAUSE OF RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINATION


By Rose Adams
Brooklyn Paper (NY)
August 7, 2020

Authorities closed the southern half of Dead Horse Bay after finding radioactive material at the park and former landfill, which has become a destination for scavengers.

“The [National Parks Service] is working to investigate Dead Horse Bay to identify the contamination and extent of the contamination,” said spokeswoman Daphne Yun in a statement. “For visitor safety, NPS will close this portion of Dead Horse Bay to the public.”

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The park, however, also houses radioactive matter, a 2019 preliminary survey found. Officials detected excessive gamma radiation in 31 locations across the 178-acre dump and removed two deck markers - small disks used on Navy ships to provide light at night. The markers, which contained Radium 226, had broken and leaked, contaminating the surrounding soil and potentially the southern beach area, authorities said. 

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For the entire article, see
https://www.brooklynpaper.com/dead-horse-bay-closed-radioactive-materials/

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director
Center for Public Environmental Oversight
A project of the Pacific Studies Center
LSiegel@cpeo.org
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