WebMar 29, 2013 · Things have been heating up at the Bridgeton Landfill, a few miles west of the St. Louis airport. Whether you call it an underground fire, a smoldering event, or just a chemical reaction, it’s ... WebOct 15, 2015 · BRIDGETON, MO (KTVI) – A smoldering fire beneath one landfill and radioactive waste under another continues to have people in Bridgeton and St. Charles on edge. Now, on the eve of another...
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WebMar 6, 2024 · The Bridgeton Landfill fire is also expected to keep smoldering until 2024. Credit File photo Sarah Skiold-Hanlin St. Louis Public Radio / This radiation warning sign is one of many posted on the … WebAug 12, 2024 · Published: 5:55 AM CDT August 12, 2024 Updated: 5:55 AM CDT August 12, 2024 BRIDGETON, Mo. — The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services released the final report on the Bridgeton... rolf treatment
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WebApr 5, 2024 · The toxic area is adjacent to the Bridgeton Landfill where a subsurface smoldering fire burns. In fact that fire is dangerously close; only about 1000 feet separate the two areas. Join Civitas and UNA-StL via Zoom on Tuesday, April 20 from 6:30 pm-7:30 pm for an update from Dawn and Karen about the issue. WebJan 4, 2016 · Bridgeton Landfill LLC alerted MDNR on Dec. 23, 2010, that it discovered high levels of carbon monoxide and hydrogen, low levels of methane, as well as elevated temperatures from several gas extraction wells in the area of the fill known as the south quarry — all indicators of a chemical reaction known as a “subsurface smoldering event” … WebMar 20, 2016 · Bridgeton landfill’s fire puts marginalized communities at risk of both severe chronic and acute health effects. The fire’s significant potential to reach illegally disposed of nuclear waste acutely endangers the surrounding community to a possible radioactive smoke plume. rolf tschirnhorsky