26/11/2023 Stati Uniti (United States-USA), New York (NY)
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Decades after World War II, the federal government is finally cleaning up a radioactive slice of history on Staten Island. The one-acre plot at 2393 Richmond Terrace, just below the Bayonne Bridge, once stored uranium used for the top-secret Manhattan Project to develop the world’s first atomic bomb. To this day, radioactive contaminants remain in the soil, said Mario Buonviaggio, the vice president of Port Richmond/North Shore Alliance. It’s never good,” he said. “They dumped it in unlined barrels. I believe there were over 2,000 barrels that were dumped there and just placed in the dirt and gravel and soil. Nothing was ever built on top of it since.” Video taken from SkyFOX on Monday shows Army Corps of Engineers crews in hazmat suits digging up and removing the hazardous dirt. But Staten Islanders say this work is long overdue. It took decades of pressure from local environmentalists to get the federal government to take responsibility. Exposure to radioactive elements comes with an increased risk for cancer. What’s most concerning to residents is how long the site was allowed to sit radioactive. Homeowners say they should have been warned, and many are considering whether next steps should be taken in demanding justice.
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