KD48: The Rocky Mountain Arsenal was made a "Wildlife Refuge" MANY years ago. There was a lot of concern. Outreach "deselected" the maximally exposed communities, which created a lot of outrage at the time. Of course decisions are already made by the time the public involvement checkoffs happen. Citizens end up being bulldozed and ignored in these proceedings, worse, actively discouraged and removed from involvement.

Epidemiological studies have been based on the adult white male as the exposure model because they are resistant to uptake. Women and children were excluded from these risk assessments because of susceptibility due to rapidly dividing cell populations or growth patterns. Children grow rapidly, and women especially of child bearing years have monthly cell growth with menses and child birth. These propagating cells are more susceptible to uptake of contaminants which can result in genetic aberrations, cancers, and immune problems. Sorry there wasn't room to address it.