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Air, Soil, Water, and Health Risk Assessments in Vicinity of Fernald (1985)
Cincinnati/Hamilton County Public Library Main Branch -- Public Documents and Patents CLOSED STACKS (PA-W-018)

Details human health risk and toxic output from Fernald during the 1980-1984 period.

ATSDR Toxicological Profiles
Fernald Public Environmental Information Center
Also Available online: http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/toxpro2.html

Produced by the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry of the Centers for Disease Control, provides extensive information on health effects of nearly 270 chemicals.

Investigation of January 19, 1986 failure of reaction vessel at the Fernald Feed Materials Production Center
Cincinnati/Hamilton County Public Library Main Branch -- Public Documents and Patents CLOSED STACKS (PA-I-003)

Discusses the causes and the effects of the 1986 reaction vessel failure.

Investigation of April 25, 1986 Radon Gas Release from Fernald Feed Materials Production Center K-65 silos
Cincinnati/Hamilton County Public Library Main Branch -- Public Documents and Patents CLOSED STACKS (PA-I-004)

Discusses the causes and the effects of the 1986 radon gas release.

NIOSH Health Hazard Evaluation Report
Cincinnati/Hamilton County Public Library Main Branch -- Public Documents and Patents CLOSED STACKS

Details health risks to workers at the Fernald plant.

Public Health Assessment, Feed Materials Production Center
Available online: http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/HAC/PHA/fer/fer_toc.html

A very detailed look the risk to human health caused by uranium production at Fernald. Examines air, soil, surface water, and biota.

Probabilistic Risk Assessment for K-65 Silos and Feed Materials Production Center
Cincinnati/Hamilton County Public Library Main Branch -- Public Documents and Patents CLOSED STACKS (PA-W-018)

Explains the risk to human health from exposure to uranium dust.


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Produced by Eric Resnis, Engineering Librarian, Miami University
Last Updated 5 August 2004
photo above adapted from fernald.gov