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Smoldering Bridgeton Landfill Threatens Nearby Nuclear Waste
Residents near Lambert Airport endure a choking odor from the Bridgeton Landfill’s underground smoldering since 2010 while a nearby West Lake Landfill holds radioactive waste from the Manhattan Project. Authorities and Republic Services race to mitigate risk with interceptor wells and a planned cap while monitoring long term containment and potential health impacts.
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Bridgeton
Dawn Chapman
St. Louis
Lambert Airport
Chapman
Republic Services
West Lake
Ed Smith
Missouri Coalition For the Environment
Richard Callow
Callow
Missouri Health
Department of Natural Resources
Federal Environmental Protection Agency
EPA
Chris Whitley
DNR
Renee Bungart
Mallinckrodt Chemical Co
Whitley
DePaul Health Center
Missouri
Chris Koster