Potential health risks from uranium in home well water: An investigation by the Apsaalooke (Crow) tribal research group

dc.contributor.authorEggers, Margaret J.
dc.contributor.authorMoore-Nall, Anita L.
dc.contributor.authorDoyle, John T.
dc.contributor.authorLefthand, M. J.
dc.contributor.authorYoung, Sara L.
dc.contributor.authorBends, Ada L.
dc.contributor.authorCrow Environmental Health Steering Committee
dc.contributor.authorCamper, Anne K.
dc.date.accessioned2016-11-15T16:17:25Z
dc.date.available2016-11-15T16:17:25Z
dc.date.issued2015-03
dc.description.abstractExposure to uranium can damage kidneys, increase long term risks of various cancers, and cause developmental and reproductive effects. Historically, home well water in Montana has not been tested for uranium. Data for the Crow Reservation from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) National Uranium Resource Evaluation (NURE) database showed that water from 34 of 189 wells tested had uranium over the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Maximum Contaminant Level (MCL) of 30 μg/L for drinking water. Therefore the Crow Water Quality Project included uranium in its tests of home well water. Volunteers had their well water tested and completed a survey about their well water use. More than 2/3 of the 97 wells sampled had detectable uranium; 6.3% exceeded the MCL of 30 μg/L. Wells downgradient from the uranium-bearing formations in the mountains were at highest risk. About half of all Crow families rely on home wells; 80% of these families consume their well water. An explanation of test results; associated health risks and water treatment options were provided to participating homeowners. The project is a community-based participatory research initiative of Little Big Horn College; the Crow Tribe; the Apsaalooke Water and Wastewater Authority; the local Indian Health Service Hospital and other local stakeholders; with support from academic partners at Montana State University (MSU) Bozeman.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipCenter for Native Health Partnerships' Grant #P20MD002317 from National Institute of Minority Health & Health Disparities; NIH Grant #P20 RR-16455-04 from the Infrastructure Network of Biomedical Research Excellence (INBRE) Program of National Institute of General Medical Science National Institutes of Health; Award #RD83370601-0 from the National Center for Environmental Research, Environmental Protection Agency; EPA STAR Fellowship Research Assistance Agreement #FP91674401. Alfred P. Sloan Graduate Scholarship Programs' Minority PhD Component/Sloan Indigenous Graduate Partnership; Montana State University—Dennis and Phyllis Washington Foundation Native American Graduate Fellowen_US
dc.identifier.citationEggers MJ, Moore-Nall AL, Doyle JT, Lefthand MJ, Young SL, Bends AL, Crow Environmental Health Steering Committee, Camper AK, ʺPotential health risks from uranium in home well water: An investigation by the Apsaalooke (Crow) tribal research group,ʺ Geosciences 2015 5(1):67–94.en_US
dc.identifier.issn2076-3263
dc.identifier.urihttps://scholarworks.montana.edu/handle/1/11509
dc.rightsCC BY-NC-SA 4.0en_US
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/en_US
dc.titlePotential health risks from uranium in home well water: An investigation by the Apsaalooke (Crow) tribal research groupen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
mus.citation.extentfirstpage67en_US
mus.citation.extentlastpage94en_US
mus.citation.issue1en_US
mus.citation.journaltitleGeosciencesen_US
mus.citation.volume5en_US
mus.data.thumbpage4en_US
mus.identifier.categoryEngineering & Computer Scienceen_US
mus.identifier.categoryHealth & Medical Sciencesen_US
mus.identifier.categoryLife Sciences & Earth Sciencesen_US
mus.identifier.doi10.3390/geosciences5010067en_US
mus.relation.collegeCollege of Engineeringen_US
mus.relation.collegeCollege of Letters & Scienceen_US
mus.relation.departmentAgricultural Education.en_US
mus.relation.departmentAgricultural Engineering.en_US
mus.relation.departmentBiological Sciences.en_US
mus.relation.departmentCenter for Biofilm Engineering.en_US
mus.relation.departmentChemical & Biological Engineering.en_US
mus.relation.departmentChemistry & Biochemistry.en_US
mus.relation.departmentHealth & Human Development.en_US
mus.relation.departmentMicrobiology & Immunology.en_US
mus.relation.researchgroupCenter for Biofilm Engineering.en_US
mus.relation.universityMontana State University - Bozemanen_US

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