Preventing potential exposure : Coldwater Creek, North St. Louis County, MO : June 2016

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• Corporate Authors:
  United States. Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry. Division of Community Heath Investigations.
• Description:
  This fact sheet gives general recommendations for reducing exposure to hazardous substances, including low-level radioactive materials, that might be present in Coldwater Creek. You can take action to prevent possible exposure to contaminated material in Coldwater Creek while agencies continue to test the creek for contamination and assess the possible health risks.
  
  Exposure to hazardous substances may harm health, but harm will not occur without exposure. You can reduce or prevent potential exposure to hazardous substances associated with Coldwater Creek by avoiding direct contact with soil, sediment, or water in or near the creek and in places where creek soils may have been moved by flooding or for landscaping. If you do not live near the creek, the chance of coming in contact with creek contamination is greatly reduced.
  
  CS266441-A
  
  Publication date from document properties.
  
  coldwater_creek_factsheet_508.pdf
  
  
• Content Notes:
  How can I protect my family from contamination in Coldwater Creek? -- How was Coldwater Creek contaminated? -- How could I be exposed to radioactive materials in Coldwater Creek? -- What is ATSDR doing? -- Who can I contact for more information about Coldwater Creek?
• Subjects:
  Environmental Exposure Radioactive Waste
• Document Type:
  Pamphlet (or booklet)
• Genre:
  Fact Sheet
• Place as Subject:
  Missouri
• Pages in Document:
  2 numbered pages
• Collection(s):
  Stephen B. Thacker CDC Library
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:5cebd608d34367a2f79d7d47324e4fa6374402823350afba4faa6acfa611c674
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/78240/cdc_78240_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 372.86 KB ]