An elementary school in a St. Louis suburb was found to be contaminated with massive levels of radioactive waste from a nearby dump site, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and The Associated Press reported Monday.
The outlets cited a report from Boston Chemical Data Corp. examining the soil and surrounding area of Jana Elementary School in Florissant, Missouri. The school is located by Coldwater Creek, which was used as a dump site for World War II-era uranium waste produced at a nearby facility, Insider reported.
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