Hanford Cleanup Still Has a Long Way To Go
by Larry West
This article was originally published on About.com
The Hanford Nuclear Reservation on the windswept plains of southeast Washington state is the most polluted place in the Western Hemisphere. After decades of weapons-grade plutonium production at Hanford, the soil and groundwater at the site are heavily polluted with massive amounts of toxic chemicals and radioactive materials. If contaminated groundwater seeps into the nearby Columbia River, the resulting downstream pollution would threaten the health of untold numbers of plants, fish and people. |
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