[CPEO-MEF] MUNITIONS, AIR: Radford Army Ammunitions Plant, VA

[Lenny Siegel <LSiegel@cpeo.org>]

Activists and health experts call for greater oversight of plants emitting cancer-causing pollutants in Virginia

By Meg Schiffres
Virginia Public Media
February 15, 2022

Several industrial sites in Virginia have recently been identified as emitting cancer-causing chemicals into the air. Health experts and residents living near these sites say the government’s lax oversight of these plants exposes them and their neighbors to unacceptable risks.

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Three industrial plants in Henrico County, Hopewell and Radford have been identified in a new research map as emitting dangerous levels of cancer-causing pollution into the air that exceed the Environmental Protection Agency’s recommended exposure limits. This map was created by investigative journalists at ProPublica and is an interactive tool where everyday people can look up their risk of exposure using data drawn from the EPA.

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The 2020 report on the site in Radford, called the Radford Army Ammunitions Plant, states that the plant emitted 842 pounds of lead compounds, 1,343 pounds of nitric acid and 62,792 pounds of nitroglycerin that year alone. Exposure to all of those chemicals has been shown to increase people and animals’ risk of developing cancer.

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For the entire story, see
https://vpm.org/news/articles/29810/activists-and-health-experts-call-for-greater-oversight-of-plants-emitting

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Lenny Siegel
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