The Environmental Protection Agency late last week completed the radiation screening at the Bridgeton Municipal Athletic Complex, located next to the West Landfill near St. Louis. The EPA had faced mounting community pressure, highlighted by a recent letter from the Missouri Attorney General, to test the site after a private citizen’s test showed a spike near a drainage ditch by the field. The screening collected data from 60,000 points along 45 miles of transecting lines while also collecting 100 soil samples for laboratory testing, the EPA said. The EPA estimates that the results of a quality assurance review and soil sample testing will take 30 to 60 days, but the Agency maintains the site is protective of human health. "This agency maintains its position when we started this screening program that all scientifically validated data known to EPA and the State of Missouri confirm that BMAC remains suitable for use," EPA Region 7 Administrator Karl Brooks said in a statement. “If any further response is necessary, based on what the scientifically validated data tell us, we are prepared to work with the City to take appropriate action."
