New Study by Cincinnati Children’s and University of Cincinnati Resurfaces Nuclear Weapons Legacy
People like Lisa Crawford and her family lived for decades in the shadow of a Cold War nuclear weapons plant – tucked into rolling farmland 18 miles northwest of Cincinnati – unaware they were being exposed to radioactive materials in the air, water and soil.
A new study this week from Cincinnati Children’s and the University of Cincinnati offers the latest indication of how the plant has affected the surrounding community – this time from high rates of lupus associated with uranium exposure from the facility.
Much about lupus – which …
