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South Kansas City Radium

 
Site Contact:
Heath Smith
OSC

(smith.heath@epa.gov)

Site Location:
1100 East 110th Street
Kansas City, MO 64131
 response.epa.gov/skcrad

In October 2004, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) responded to an abandoned radioactive source at a vacant residence located near the intersection of Holmes and Red Bridge Roads in South Kansas City, Missouri. The radioactive source was characterized as Radium 226. It is thought that the radioactive source was once used in a Kansas City dermatology clinic in a form of radiation treatment therapy. During a remodeling job over 20 years ago, a former occupant of the residence brought the source to the vacant residence where it remained until it was recently discovered.



Paint Can Where the Lead Pig and Plaque Were Being Stored View of Paint Can with Lead Pig and Plaque Inside Lead Pig Containing the Radium Plaque (photo taken by Chuck Hooper of MODHSS) Radium Plaque as it Rested in the Lead Pig (photo taken by Chuck Hooper of MDHSS)
For additional information, visit the Pollution Report (POLREPS) section.