Table 2 Environmental history self-reported by survey participants.
From: Development of risk maps to minimize uranium exposures in the Navajo Churchrock mining district
Environmental History | Percent reporting behavior | Median contact years of potential exposure |
|---|---|---|
Lived near a uranium mine: "Near" = downwind, along a road to, in a floodplain of, or within two miles. | 40 | 30 |
Lived near a uranium mill: "Near" = downwind, along a road to, in a floodplain of, or within two miles. | 16 | 28 |
Played on a tailings pile or waste dump | 20 | 8 |
Played outdoors near or next to a uranium mine, mill, or waste dump | 18 | 15 |
Drinking, wading, or contact with mine water or waste spills | 30 | 5.5 |
Herding livestock on or next to a uranium mine, mill, or waste dump | 25 | 10 |
Sheltering livestock in an abandoned mine | 4 | 2 |
Living in a mining camp | 5 | 7.5 |
Washing or handling clothes of a friend or family member who was a uranium worker | 29 | 3 |
Used materials from an abandoned uranium mine or mill for any purpose | 28 | 15 |