Are there any radioactive materials in the Lowry Landfill?
As in most landfills, there are medical wastes, smoke detectors and other items at Lowry that contain small amounts of radioactive material. However, studies show that overall radioactive material at Lowry Landfill is present at background levels that are consistent with naturally occurring and man-made radiation found throughout the western United States. Furthermore, after years of investigations and analyses of thousands of groundwater samples, the Inspector General for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a formal report in 2000 that found “no apparent credible evidence” that man-made radioactive materials such as plutonium were ever disposed of at Lowry Landfill. For more information, please visit www.epa.gov/region08/superfund/co/lowry/Lowry-Radionuclides.pdf to review the EPA fact sheet entitled “Radionuclides and the Lowry Landfill Superfund Site.
