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1 online resource (214 pages) |
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polychrome |
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text file |
Contents |
Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; List of Illustrations; Foreword; Acknowledgements; Introduction: Revisiting theAtomic Age; Chapter 1: A Bit of Atomic History; Chapter 2: The Establishment and Growth of Mallinckrodt Chemical Works; Chapter 3: Mallinkrodt Chemical Works Uranium Division and Weldon Spring, Missouri; Chapter 4: Environmental and Health Legacies; Chapter 5: Closing Thoughts; Bibliography; Index. |
Summary |
This book seeks to provide an examination of the history and consequences of the atomic legacy of St. Louis and the Metro-East by appealing to historians, WWII enthusiasts, environmentalists, as well as individuals interested in domestic and international nuclear policy. Dating back to the beginning of the "Atomic Age," 2.5 million cubic yards of radioactive wastes have been dispersed throughout the St. Louis area. This waste resulted from atomic weapons work carried out by Mallinckrodt Chemical Works for the US government under secret contract. Between 1942 and 1966, over 300,000 tons of uran. |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 165-185) and index. |
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Use copy Restrictions unspecified MiAaHDL |
Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2011. MiAaHDL |
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Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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digitized 2011 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve MiAaHDL |
Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
Subject |
Mallinckrodt Chemical Works (Saint Louis, Mo.)
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Mallinckrodt Chemical Works (Saint Louis, Mo.) |
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Radioactive waste disposal -- Environmental aspects -- Missouri -- Saint Louis Metropolitan Area.
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Radioactive waste disposal -- Environmental aspects. |
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Missouri -- Saint Louis Metropolitan Area. |
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Radioactive waste disposal. |
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Electronic books.
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Other Form: |
Print version: DeGarmo, Denise. E Disposal of Radioactive Wastes in the Metropolitan St. Louis Area : The Environmental and Health Legacy of the Mallinckrodt Chemical Works. Lewiston : Edwin Mellen Press, ©2006 9780773455498 |
ISBN |
9780773411791 (electronic book) |
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0773411798 (electronic book) |
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0773455493 |
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9780773455498 |
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