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Uranium finding to close Powder Mill Woods trail
October 8, 2026
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Uranium finding to close Powder Mill Woods trail temporarily
Routine soil sampling on a portion of the 2229 Main Street Superfund site near the Powder Mill Woods trail found localized uranium levels as high as 55 milligrams per kilogram, roughly 20 times the site cleanup level of 2.7 mg/kg.
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