Uranium Health Studies:
Animal Studies in U Mining Areas

• 1980s Animal Studies in Grants Uranium District
  • Uptake of radionuclides from forage, water observed in muscle, organs (liver, kidney, bone) of livestock that grazed in Ambrosia Lake and Church Rock areas
  • NMEID recommended NOT eating meat from animals raised in Ambrosia Lake
  • Cattle, sheep in Church Rock had significantly higher levels in uranium in muscle, kidney, liver than control animals grazing near Crownpoint
  • — Sources: Buhl, et al., 1984; Buhl et al., 1986; Millard et al., 1986

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