TY - JOUR
T1 - Perceptions of on-site hunters
T2 - Environmental concerns, future land use, and cleanup options at the savannah river site
AU - Burger, Joanna
AU - Sanchez, Jessica
N1 - Funding Information:
We thank M. Caudell and M. Hall of the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources, E. LeMaster of the USDA Forest Service, D. Nappier of the Westinghouse Savannah River Company, P. Jackson of the Office of Science, Technology, and Business Development at DOE-SRS, and J. W. Gibbons of the Savannah River Ecology Laboratory for their valuable contribution to this research. We also thank R. Ramos for graphics, and B. Goldstein, K. Lowrie, C. Powers, and A. Upton for their comments on the article. This research was funded by the Consortium for Risk Evaluation with Stakeholder Participation (CRESP) through a cooperative agreement with the Department of Energy (AI number DEFC01-95-EW55084) and the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (ESO 5022).
PY - 1999/6
Y1 - 1999/6
N2 - The Department of Energy owns land in 34 states, and most of these lands have been off limits to the public for over 50 years. Although some parts of each site are contaminated, most of many sites are not. With the ending of the Cold War, the department is considering alternative land uses. In this article, the perceptions of hunters and fishermen allowed on site for a limited time were examined, about environmental concerns, future land use, and cleanup options. Although loss of jobs was the foremost concern, preserving parts of the site had more support as a future land use than continuing the nuclear mission, and nearly three-quarters of the sample supported cleanup, regardless of cost. On-site employment was a significant indicator of lower concern about safety and environmental issues, less support for designating the site for research, and more concern for maintaining jobs.
AB - The Department of Energy owns land in 34 states, and most of these lands have been off limits to the public for over 50 years. Although some parts of each site are contaminated, most of many sites are not. With the ending of the Cold War, the department is considering alternative land uses. In this article, the perceptions of hunters and fishermen allowed on site for a limited time were examined, about environmental concerns, future land use, and cleanup options. Although loss of jobs was the foremost concern, preserving parts of the site had more support as a future land use than continuing the nuclear mission, and nearly three-quarters of the sample supported cleanup, regardless of cost. On-site employment was a significant indicator of lower concern about safety and environmental issues, less support for designating the site for research, and more concern for maintaining jobs.
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U2 - 10.1080/009841099157700
DO - 10.1080/009841099157700
M3 - Article
C2 - 10406350
AN - SCOPUS:0033603408
SN - 1528-7394
VL - 57
SP - 267
EP - 281
JO - Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health - Part A: Current Issues
JF - Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health - Part A: Current Issues
IS - 4
ER -