{"title":"WNY Atlas Radiological Industry, Fill, Surveys & Cleanup research dataset","generatedForEdition":"2026 founding edition","lastReviewed":"2026-08-12","limitations":["Historical survey points reproduce or approximate locations described in government records and do not establish current conditions.","Current assessment coverage is generalized because agencies have not published property-level coordinates for every active review.","A producer or handler relationship is not assigned to an individual anomaly unless the cited record supports that connection.","Later EPA removal sites are not matched to a numbered 1984 anomaly unless the current public record supports that match."],"primaryHistoricalSurvey":{"label":"DOE/ORNL Niagara Falls radiological measurements report (1986)","url":"https://lmpublicsearch.lm.doe.gov/LMSites/2726-NY.17-10_NFSS.pdf"},"historicalSurveyRecords":[{"id":1,"name":"1984 anomaly 1","location":"2,200 feet east of Creek Road along Pletcher Road","area":"Pletcher Road","coordinates":[-79.00947784234252,43.209092881898],"coordinatePrecision":"survey-offset-approximate","disposition":"federal-remediated","nfssRelated":true,"surfaceMicroRPerHour":31,"scanRangeMicroRPerHour":[11,86],"note":"The DOE/ORNL report attributed this Pletcher Road anomaly to Niagara Falls Storage Site-related material. It was among the 38 locations later remediated under FUSRAP."},{"id":2,"name":"1984 anomaly 2","location":"2,950 feet east of Creek Road along Pletcher Road","area":"Pletcher Road","coordinates":[-79.006671432641,43.209063523898],"coordinatePrecision":"survey-offset-approximate","disposition":"federal-remediated","nfssRelated":true,"surfaceMicroRPerHour":86,"scanRangeMicroRPerHour":[11,86],"note":"The DOE/ORNL report attributed this Pletcher Road anomaly to Niagara Falls Storage Site-related material. It was among the 38 locations later remediated under FUSRAP."},{"id":3,"name":"1984 anomaly 3","location":"3,950 feet east of Creek Road along Pletcher Road","area":"Pletcher Road","coordinates":[-79.00292955303895,43.209024379898],"coordinatePrecision":"survey-offset-approximate","disposition":"federal-remediated","nfssRelated":true,"surfaceMicroRPerHour":57,"scanRangeMicroRPerHour":[11,86],"note":"The DOE/ORNL report attributed this Pletcher Road anomaly to Niagara Falls Storage Site-related material. It was among the 38 locations later remediated under FUSRAP."},{"id":4,"name":"1984 anomaly 4","location":"4,080 feet east of Creek Road along Pletcher Road","area":"Pletcher Road","coordinates":[-79.0024431086907,43.209019291178],"coordinatePrecision":"survey-offset-approximate","disposition":"federal-remediated","nfssRelated":true,"surfaceMicroRPerHour":49,"scanRangeMicroRPerHour":[11,86],"note":"The DOE/ORNL report attributed this Pletcher Road anomaly to Niagara Falls Storage Site-related material. It was among the 38 locations later remediated under FUSRAP."},{"id":5,"name":"1984 anomaly 5","location":"4,300 feet east of Creek Road along Pletcher Road","area":"Pletcher Road","coordinates":[-79.00161989517825,43.209010679498],"coordinatePrecision":"survey-offset-approximate","disposition":"federal-remediated","nfssRelated":true,"surfaceMicroRPerHour":49,"scanRangeMicroRPerHour":[11,86],"note":"The DOE/ORNL report attributed this Pletcher Road anomaly to Niagara Falls Storage Site-related material. It was among the 38 locations later remediated under FUSRAP."},{"id":6,"name":"1984 anomaly 6","location":"4,880 feet east of Creek Road along Pletcher Road","area":"Pletcher Road","coordinates":[-78.99944960500906,43.208987975978],"coordinatePrecision":"survey-offset-approximate","disposition":"federal-remediated","nfssRelated":true,"surfaceMicroRPerHour":63,"scanRangeMicroRPerHour":[11,86],"note":"The DOE/ORNL report attributed this Pletcher Road anomaly to Niagara Falls Storage Site-related material. It was among the 38 locations later remediated under FUSRAP."},{"id":7,"name":"1984 anomaly 7","location":"5,775 feet east of Creek Road along Pletcher Road","area":"Pletcher Road","coordinates":[-78.99610062276524,43.208952942098],"coordinatePrecision":"survey-offset-approximate","disposition":"federal-remediated","nfssRelated":true,"surfaceMicroRPerHour":49,"scanRangeMicroRPerHour":[11,86],"note":"The DOE/ORNL report attributed this Pletcher Road anomaly to Niagara Falls Storage Site-related material. It was among the 38 locations later remediated under FUSRAP."},{"id":8,"name":"1984 anomaly 8","location":"6,460 feet east of Creek Road along Pletcher Road","area":"Pletcher Road","coordinates":[-78.99353743523784,43.208926128457996],"coordinatePrecision":"survey-offset-approximate","disposition":"federal-remediated","nfssRelated":true,"surfaceMicroRPerHour":43,"scanRangeMicroRPerHour":[11,86],"note":"The DOE/ORNL report attributed this Pletcher Road anomaly to Niagara Falls Storage Site-related material. It was among the 38 locations later remediated under FUSRAP."},{"id":9,"name":"1984 anomaly 9","location":"6,875 feet east of Creek Road along Pletcher Road","area":"Pletcher Road","coordinates":[-78.991984555203,43.208909883698],"coordinatePrecision":"survey-offset-approximate","disposition":"federal-remediated","nfssRelated":true,"surfaceMicroRPerHour":34,"scanRangeMicroRPerHour":[11,86],"note":"The DOE/ORNL report attributed this Pletcher Road anomaly to Niagara Falls Storage Site-related material. It was among the 38 locations later remediated under FUSRAP."},{"id":10,"name":"1984 anomaly 10","location":"7,025 feet east of Creek Road along Pletcher Road","area":"Pletcher Road","coordinates":[-78.9914232732627,43.208904012098],"coordinatePrecision":"survey-offset-approximate","disposition":"federal-remediated","nfssRelated":true,"surfaceMicroRPerHour":43,"scanRangeMicroRPerHour":[11,86],"note":"The DOE/ORNL report attributed this Pletcher Road anomaly to Niagara Falls Storage Site-related material. It was among the 38 locations later remediated under FUSRAP."},{"id":11,"name":"1984 anomaly 11","location":"7,138 feet east of Creek Road along Pletcher Road","area":"Pletcher Road","coordinates":[-78.99100044086767,43.208899588826],"coordinatePrecision":"survey-offset-approximate","disposition":"federal-remediated","nfssRelated":true,"surfaceMicroRPerHour":49,"scanRangeMicroRPerHour":[11,86],"note":"The DOE/ORNL report attributed this Pletcher Road anomaly to Niagara Falls Storage Site-related material. It was among the 38 locations later remediated under FUSRAP."},{"id":12,"name":"1984 anomaly 12","location":"7,192 feet east of Creek Road along Pletcher Road","area":"Pletcher Road","coordinates":[-78.99079837936915,43.20889747505],"coordinatePrecision":"survey-offset-approximate","disposition":"federal-remediated","nfssRelated":true,"surfaceMicroRPerHour":49,"scanRangeMicroRPerHour":[11,86],"note":"The DOE/ORNL report attributed this Pletcher Road anomaly to Niagara Falls Storage Site-related material. It was among the 38 locations later remediated under FUSRAP."},{"id":13,"name":"1984 anomaly 13","location":"7,312 feet east of Creek Road along Pletcher Road","area":"Pletcher Road","coordinates":[-78.99034935381691,43.20889277777],"coordinatePrecision":"survey-offset-approximate","disposition":"federal-remediated","nfssRelated":true,"surfaceMicroRPerHour":51,"scanRangeMicroRPerHour":[11,86],"note":"The DOE/ORNL report attributed this Pletcher Road anomaly to Niagara Falls Storage Site-related material. It was among the 38 locations later remediated under FUSRAP."},{"id":14,"name":"1984 anomaly 14","location":"7,340 feet east of Creek Road along Pletcher Road","area":"Pletcher Road","coordinates":[-78.99024458118805,43.208891681738],"coordinatePrecision":"survey-offset-approximate","disposition":"federal-remediated","nfssRelated":true,"surfaceMicroRPerHour":49,"scanRangeMicroRPerHour":[11,86],"note":"The DOE/ORNL report attributed this Pletcher Road anomaly to Niagara Falls Storage Site-related material. It was among the 38 locations later remediated under FUSRAP."},{"id":15,"name":"1984 anomaly 15","location":"7,407 feet east of Creek Road along Pletcher Road","area":"Pletcher Road","coordinates":[-78.98999387525471,43.20888905909],"coordinatePrecision":"survey-offset-approximate","disposition":"federal-remediated","nfssRelated":true,"surfaceMicroRPerHour":49,"scanRangeMicroRPerHour":[11,86],"note":"The DOE/ORNL report attributed this Pletcher Road anomaly to Niagara Falls Storage Site-related material. It was among the 38 locations later remediated under FUSRAP."},{"id":16,"name":"1984 anomaly 16","location":"7,452 feet east of Creek Road along Pletcher Road","area":"Pletcher Road","coordinates":[-78.98982549067263,43.20888729761],"coordinatePrecision":"survey-offset-approximate","disposition":"federal-remediated","nfssRelated":true,"surfaceMicroRPerHour":29,"scanRangeMicroRPerHour":[11,86],"note":"The DOE/ORNL report attributed this Pletcher Road anomaly to Niagara Falls Storage Site-related material. It was among the 38 locations later remediated under FUSRAP."},{"id":17,"name":"1984 anomaly 17","location":"7,525 feet east of Creek Road along Pletcher Road","area":"Pletcher Road","coordinates":[-78.98955233346167,43.208884440098],"coordinatePrecision":"survey-offset-approximate","disposition":"federal-remediated","nfssRelated":true,"surfaceMicroRPerHour":49,"scanRangeMicroRPerHour":[11,86],"note":"The DOE/ORNL report attributed this Pletcher Road anomaly to Niagara Falls Storage Site-related material. It was among the 38 locations later remediated under FUSRAP."},{"id":18,"name":"1984 anomaly 18","location":"7,600 feet east of Creek Road along Pletcher Road","area":"Pletcher Road","coordinates":[-78.98927169249153,43.208881504298],"coordinatePrecision":"survey-offset-approximate","disposition":"federal-remediated","nfssRelated":true,"surfaceMicroRPerHour":57,"scanRangeMicroRPerHour":[11,86],"note":"The DOE/ORNL report attributed this Pletcher Road anomaly to Niagara Falls Storage Site-related material. It was among the 38 locations later remediated under FUSRAP."},{"id":19,"name":"1984 anomaly 19","location":"7,915 feet east of Creek Road along Pletcher Road","area":"Pletcher Road","coordinates":[-78.98809300041688,43.208869173938],"coordinatePrecision":"survey-offset-approximate","disposition":"federal-remediated","nfssRelated":true,"surfaceMicroRPerHour":71,"scanRangeMicroRPerHour":[11,86],"note":"The DOE/ORNL report attributed this Pletcher Road anomaly to Niagara Falls Storage Site-related material. It was among the 38 locations later remediated under FUSRAP."},{"id":20,"name":"1984 anomaly 20","location":"7,927 feet east of Creek Road along Pletcher Road","area":"Pletcher Road","coordinates":[-78.98804809786166,43.20886870421],"coordinatePrecision":"survey-offset-approximate","disposition":"federal-remediated","nfssRelated":true,"surfaceMicroRPerHour":49,"scanRangeMicroRPerHour":[11,86],"note":"The DOE/ORNL report attributed this Pletcher Road anomaly to Niagara Falls Storage Site-related material. It was among the 38 locations later remediated under FUSRAP."},{"id":21,"name":"1984 anomaly 21","location":"8,343 feet east of Creek Road along Pletcher Road","area":"Pletcher Road","coordinates":[-78.9864914759472,43.208852420306],"coordinatePrecision":"survey-offset-approximate","disposition":"federal-remediated","nfssRelated":true,"surfaceMicroRPerHour":49,"scanRangeMicroRPerHour":[11,86],"note":"The DOE/ORNL report attributed this Pletcher Road anomaly to Niagara Falls Storage Site-related material. It was among the 38 locations later remediated under FUSRAP."},{"id":22,"name":"1984 anomaly 22","location":"8,628 feet east of Creek Road along Pletcher Road","area":"Pletcher Road","coordinates":[-78.98542504026064,43.208841264266],"coordinatePrecision":"survey-offset-approximate","disposition":"federal-remediated","nfssRelated":true,"surfaceMicroRPerHour":57,"scanRangeMicroRPerHour":[11,86],"note":"The DOE/ORNL report attributed this Pletcher Road anomaly to Niagara Falls Storage Site-related material. It was among the 38 locations later remediated under FUSRAP."},{"id":23,"name":"1984 anomaly 23","location":"8,960 feet east of Creek Road along Pletcher Road","area":"Pletcher Road","coordinates":[-78.98418273623275,43.208828268458],"coordinatePrecision":"survey-offset-approximate","disposition":"federal-remediated","nfssRelated":true,"surfaceMicroRPerHour":230,"scanRangeMicroRPerHour":[11,230],"note":"The DOE/ORNL report attributed this Pletcher Road anomaly to Niagara Falls Storage Site-related material. It was among the 38 locations later remediated under FUSRAP."},{"id":24,"name":"1984 anomaly 24","location":"746 feet west of Harold Road along Pletcher Road","area":"Pletcher Road","coordinates":[-78.98375616195813,43.208823806042],"coordinatePrecision":"survey-offset-approximate","disposition":"federal-remediated","nfssRelated":true,"surfaceMicroRPerHour":33,"scanRangeMicroRPerHour":[9,57],"note":"The DOE/ORNL report attributed this Pletcher Road anomaly to Niagara Falls Storage Site-related material. It was among the 38 locations later remediated under FUSRAP."},{"id":25,"name":"1984 anomaly 25","location":"1,169 feet west of Harold Road along Pletcher Road","area":"Pletcher Road","coordinates":[-78.98533897702978,43.208840363953996],"coordinatePrecision":"survey-offset-approximate","disposition":"federal-remediated","nfssRelated":true,"surfaceMicroRPerHour":29,"scanRangeMicroRPerHour":[9,57],"note":"The DOE/ORNL report attributed this Pletcher Road anomaly to Niagara Falls Storage Site-related material. It was among the 38 locations later remediated under FUSRAP."},{"id":26,"name":"1984 anomaly 26","location":"1,298 feet west of Harold Road along Pletcher Road","area":"Pletcher Road","coordinates":[-78.98582167949844,43.20884541353],"coordinatePrecision":"survey-offset-approximate","disposition":"federal-remediated","nfssRelated":true,"surfaceMicroRPerHour":31,"scanRangeMicroRPerHour":[9,57],"note":"The DOE/ORNL report attributed this Pletcher Road anomaly to Niagara Falls Storage Site-related material. It was among the 38 locations later remediated under FUSRAP."},{"id":27,"name":"1984 anomaly 27","location":"1,488 feet west of Harold Road along Pletcher Road","area":"Pletcher Road","coordinates":[-78.98653263662284,43.20885285089],"coordinatePrecision":"survey-offset-approximate","disposition":"federal-remediated","nfssRelated":true,"surfaceMicroRPerHour":46,"scanRangeMicroRPerHour":[9,57],"note":"The DOE/ORNL report attributed this Pletcher Road anomaly to Niagara Falls Storage Site-related material. It was among the 38 locations later remediated under FUSRAP."},{"id":28,"name":"1984 anomaly 28","location":"2,333 feet west of Harold Road along Pletcher Road","area":"Pletcher Road","coordinates":[-78.98969452488656,43.20888592757],"coordinatePrecision":"survey-offset-approximate","disposition":"federal-remediated","nfssRelated":true,"surfaceMicroRPerHour":57,"scanRangeMicroRPerHour":[9,57],"note":"The DOE/ORNL report attributed this Pletcher Road anomaly to Niagara Falls Storage Site-related material. It was among the 38 locations later remediated under FUSRAP."},{"id":29,"name":"1984 anomaly 29","location":"2,363 feet west of Harold Road along Pletcher Road","area":"Pletcher Road","coordinates":[-78.98980678127461,43.20888710189],"coordinatePrecision":"survey-offset-approximate","disposition":"federal-remediated","nfssRelated":true,"surfaceMicroRPerHour":33,"scanRangeMicroRPerHour":[9,57],"note":"The DOE/ORNL report attributed this Pletcher Road anomaly to Niagara Falls Storage Site-related material. It was among the 38 locations later remediated under FUSRAP."},{"id":30,"name":"1984 anomaly 30","location":"2,530 feet west of Harold Road along Pletcher Road","area":"Pletcher Road","coordinates":[-78.99043167516815,43.208893638938],"coordinatePrecision":"survey-offset-approximate","disposition":"federal-remediated","nfssRelated":true,"surfaceMicroRPerHour":34,"scanRangeMicroRPerHour":[9,57],"note":"The DOE/ORNL report attributed this Pletcher Road anomaly to Niagara Falls Storage Site-related material. It was among the 38 locations later remediated under FUSRAP."},{"id":31,"name":"1984 anomaly 31","location":"2,768 feet west of Harold Road along Pletcher Road","area":"Pletcher Road","coordinates":[-78.99132224251345,43.20890295521],"coordinatePrecision":"survey-offset-approximate","disposition":"federal-remediated","nfssRelated":true,"surfaceMicroRPerHour":33,"scanRangeMicroRPerHour":[9,57],"note":"The DOE/ORNL report attributed this Pletcher Road anomaly to Niagara Falls Storage Site-related material. It was among the 38 locations later remediated under FUSRAP."},{"id":32,"name":"1984 anomaly 32","location":"2,844 feet west of Harold Road along Pletcher Road","area":"Pletcher Road","coordinates":[-78.99160662536319,43.208905930153996],"coordinatePrecision":"survey-offset-approximate","disposition":"federal-remediated","nfssRelated":true,"surfaceMicroRPerHour":33,"scanRangeMicroRPerHour":[9,57],"note":"The DOE/ORNL report attributed this Pletcher Road anomaly to Niagara Falls Storage Site-related material. It was among the 38 locations later remediated under FUSRAP."},{"id":33,"name":"1984 anomaly 33","location":"6,170 feet west of Harold Road along Pletcher Road","area":"Pletcher Road","coordinates":[-79.00405211691957,43.209036123098],"coordinatePrecision":"survey-offset-approximate","disposition":"federal-remediated","nfssRelated":true,"surfaceMicroRPerHour":57,"scanRangeMicroRPerHour":[9,57],"note":"The DOE/ORNL report attributed this Pletcher Road anomaly to Niagara Falls Storage Site-related material. It was among the 38 locations later remediated under FUSRAP."},{"id":34,"name":"1984 anomaly 34","location":"About 490 feet east of the KOA entrance on Old Pletcher Road","area":"Pletcher Road","coordinates":[-78.98809,43.20842],"coordinatePrecision":"survey-offset-approximate","disposition":"federal-remediated","nfssRelated":true,"surfaceMicroRPerHour":33,"scanRangeMicroRPerHour":[9,57],"note":"The DOE/ORNL report attributed this Old Pletcher Road anomaly to Niagara Falls Storage Site-related material. It was among the 38 locations later remediated under FUSRAP."},{"id":35,"name":"1984 anomaly 35","location":"About 570 feet east of the KOA entrance on Old Pletcher Road","area":"Pletcher Road","coordinates":[-78.98779,43.20842],"coordinatePrecision":"survey-offset-approximate","disposition":"federal-remediated","nfssRelated":true,"surfaceMicroRPerHour":77,"scanRangeMicroRPerHour":[9,57],"note":"The DOE/ORNL report attributed this Old Pletcher Road anomaly to Niagara Falls Storage Site-related material. It was among the 38 locations later remediated under FUSRAP."},{"id":36,"location":"961 Ridge Road","area":"Lewiston","coordinates":[-79.008016893178,43.174440033349],"coordinatePrecision":"address","surfaceMicroRPerHour":34,"name":"1984 anomaly 36","nfssRelated":false,"disposition":"historical-anomaly","note":"The report generally associated the non-NFSS readings with phosphate slag/cyclowollastonite used beneath pavement or as gravel, but it does not prove a producer or material source for this individual location. This is a historical survey result, not a statement of current conditions."},{"id":37,"location":"Between 889 and 913 Ridge Road","area":"Lewiston","coordinates":[-79.011671173563,43.173888602599],"coordinatePrecision":"address","surfaceMicroRPerHour":34,"name":"1984 anomaly 37","nfssRelated":false,"disposition":"historical-anomaly","note":"The report generally associated the non-NFSS readings with phosphate slag/cyclowollastonite used beneath pavement or as gravel, but it does not prove a producer or material source for this individual location. This is a historical survey result, not a statement of current conditions."},{"id":38,"location":"1084 Ridge Road","area":"Lewiston","coordinates":[-79.000580049586,43.174229270394],"coordinatePrecision":"address","surfaceMicroRPerHour":49,"name":"1984 anomaly 38","nfssRelated":false,"disposition":"historical-anomaly","note":"The report generally associated the non-NFSS readings with phosphate slag/cyclowollastonite used beneath pavement or as gravel, but it does not prove a producer or material source for this individual location. This is a historical survey result, not a statement of current conditions."},{"id":39,"location":"Ridge and Model City roads","area":"Lewiston","coordinates":[-78.983561014283,43.178836006289],"coordinatePrecision":"intersection","surfaceMicroRPerHour":40,"name":"1984 anomaly 39","nfssRelated":false,"disposition":"historical-anomaly","note":"The report generally associated the non-NFSS readings with phosphate slag/cyclowollastonite used beneath pavement or as gravel, but it does not prove a producer or material source for this individual location. This is a historical survey result, not a statement of current conditions."},{"id":40,"location":"1011 Upper Mountain Road","area":"Lewiston","coordinates":[-79.005843465685,43.163166122121],"coordinatePrecision":"address","surfaceMicroRPerHour":57,"name":"1984 anomaly 40","nfssRelated":false,"disposition":"historical-anomaly","note":"The report generally associated the non-NFSS readings with phosphate slag/cyclowollastonite used beneath pavement or as gravel, but it does not prove a producer or material source for this individual location. This is a historical survey result, not a statement of current conditions."},{"id":41,"location":"783 Upper Mountain Road","area":"Lewiston","coordinates":[-79.018868356486,43.156368189098],"coordinatePrecision":"address","surfaceMicroRPerHour":43,"name":"1984 anomaly 41","nfssRelated":false,"disposition":"historical-anomaly","note":"The report generally associated the non-NFSS readings with phosphate slag/cyclowollastonite used beneath pavement or as gravel, but it does not prove a producer or material source for this individual location. This is a historical survey result, not a statement of current conditions."},{"id":42,"location":"789 Upper Mountain Road","area":"Lewiston","coordinates":[-79.018405423974,43.156376277635],"coordinatePrecision":"address","surfaceMicroRPerHour":130,"name":"1984 anomaly 42","nfssRelated":false,"disposition":"historical-anomaly","note":"The report generally associated the non-NFSS readings with phosphate slag/cyclowollastonite used beneath pavement or as gravel, but it does not prove a producer or material source for this individual location. This is a historical survey result, not a statement of current conditions."},{"id":43,"location":"738 Upper Mountain Road","area":"Lewiston","coordinates":[-79.022107962064,43.155349494496],"coordinatePrecision":"address","surfaceMicroRPerHour":710,"name":"1984 anomaly 43","nfssRelated":false,"disposition":"historical-anomaly","note":"The report generally associated the non-NFSS readings with phosphate slag/cyclowollastonite used beneath pavement or as gravel, but it does not prove a producer or material source for this individual location. This is a historical survey result, not a statement of current conditions."},{"id":44,"location":"4977 Creek Road Extension","area":"Lewiston","coordinates":[-79.024898213812,43.168935511806],"coordinatePrecision":"address","name":"1984 anomaly 44","nfssRelated":false,"disposition":"historical-anomaly","note":"The report generally associated the non-NFSS readings with phosphate slag/cyclowollastonite used beneath pavement or as gravel, but it does not prove a producer or material source for this individual location. This is a historical survey result, not a statement of current conditions."},{"id":45,"location":"4979 Creek Road Extension","area":"Lewiston","coordinates":[-79.025118993141,43.168886226215],"coordinatePrecision":"address","surfaceMicroRPerHour":29,"name":"1984 anomaly 45","nfssRelated":false,"disposition":"historical-anomaly","note":"The report generally associated the non-NFSS readings with phosphate slag/cyclowollastonite used beneath pavement or as gravel, but it does not prove a producer or material source for this individual location. This is a historical survey result, not a statement of current conditions."},{"id":46,"location":"4945 Creek Road Extension","area":"Lewiston","coordinates":[-79.021393488637,43.16991246453],"coordinatePrecision":"address","surfaceMicroRPerHour":29,"name":"1984 anomaly 46","nfssRelated":false,"disposition":"historical-anomaly","note":"The report generally associated the non-NFSS readings with phosphate slag/cyclowollastonite used beneath pavement or as gravel, but it does not prove a producer or material source for this individual location. This is a historical survey result, not a statement of current conditions."},{"id":47,"location":"Former Routes 18 and 104 junction","area":"Lewiston","coordinates":[-78.979203385718,43.179685768645],"coordinatePrecision":"intersection","surfaceMicroRPerHour":77,"disposition":"federal-remediated","name":"1984 anomaly 47","nfssRelated":true,"note":"This was one of 38 locations the DOE/ORNL report says were later remediated under FUSRAP."},{"id":48,"location":"4986 Creek Road Extension","area":"Lewiston","coordinates":[-79.026269912266,43.169532848135],"coordinatePrecision":"address","surfaceMicroRPerHour":40,"name":"1984 anomaly 48","nfssRelated":false,"disposition":"historical-anomaly","note":"The report generally associated the non-NFSS readings with phosphate slag/cyclowollastonite used beneath pavement or as gravel, but it does not prove a producer or material source for this individual location. This is a historical survey result, not a statement of current conditions."},{"id":49,"location":"Opposite 5439–5441 Military Road","area":"Town of Niagara","coordinates":[-79.025346229961,43.149151699828],"coordinatePrecision":"address","surfaceMicroRPerHour":29,"name":"1984 anomaly 49","nfssRelated":false,"disposition":"historical-anomaly","note":"The report generally associated the non-NFSS readings with phosphate slag/cyclowollastonite used beneath pavement or as gravel, but it does not prove a producer or material source for this individual location. This is a historical survey result, not a statement of current conditions."},{"id":50,"location":"Reservoir State Park, northwest of Military Road and Route 31","area":"Town of Niagara","coordinates":[-79.0111952,43.1323049],"coordinatePrecision":"facility-approximate","surfaceMicroRPerHour":46,"name":"1984 anomaly 50","nfssRelated":false,"disposition":"historical-anomaly","note":"The report generally associated the non-NFSS readings with phosphate slag/cyclowollastonite used beneath pavement or as gravel, but it does not prove a producer or material source for this individual location. This is a historical survey result, not a statement of current conditions."},{"id":51,"location":"Military and Lockport roads","area":"Town of Niagara","coordinates":[-78.997509004081,43.120337991566],"coordinatePrecision":"intersection","surfaceMicroRPerHour":29,"disposition":"federal-remediated","name":"1984 anomaly 51","nfssRelated":true,"note":"This was one of 38 locations the DOE/ORNL report says were later remediated under FUSRAP."},{"id":52,"location":"2924 Military Road","area":"Town of Niagara","coordinates":[-78.989662201605,43.111951897439],"coordinatePrecision":"address","surfaceMicroRPerHour":140,"name":"1984 anomaly 52","nfssRelated":false,"disposition":"historical-anomaly","note":"The report generally associated the non-NFSS readings with phosphate slag/cyclowollastonite used beneath pavement or as gravel, but it does not prove a producer or material source for this individual location. This is a historical survey result, not a statement of current conditions."},{"id":53,"location":"6560 Niagara Falls Boulevard","area":"Town of Niagara","coordinates":[-78.988587222522,43.089749828488],"coordinatePrecision":"address","surfaceMicroRPerHour":71,"name":"1984 anomaly 53","nfssRelated":false,"disposition":"historical-anomaly","note":"The report generally associated the non-NFSS readings with phosphate slag/cyclowollastonite used beneath pavement or as gravel, but it does not prove a producer or material source for this individual location. This is a historical survey result, not a statement of current conditions."},{"id":54,"location":"1865 Third Street","area":"Town of Niagara","coordinates":[-78.982371595138,43.098086243392],"coordinatePrecision":"address","surfaceMicroRPerHour":86,"name":"1984 anomaly 54","nfssRelated":false,"disposition":"historical-anomaly","note":"The report generally associated the non-NFSS readings with phosphate slag/cyclowollastonite used beneath pavement or as gravel, but it does not prove a producer or material source for this individual location. This is a historical survey result, not a statement of current conditions."},{"id":55,"location":"2115 Third Street","area":"Town of Niagara","coordinates":[-78.980493933327,43.099482372947],"coordinatePrecision":"address","surfaceMicroRPerHour":43,"name":"1984 anomaly 55","nfssRelated":false,"disposition":"historical-anomaly","note":"The report generally associated the non-NFSS readings with phosphate slag/cyclowollastonite used beneath pavement or as gravel, but it does not prove a producer or material source for this individual location. This is a historical survey result, not a statement of current conditions."},{"id":56,"location":"4301 Military Road","area":"Town of Niagara","coordinates":[-79.001631198721,43.124647860839],"coordinatePrecision":"address","surfaceMicroRPerHour":43,"name":"1984 anomaly 56","nfssRelated":false,"disposition":"historical-anomaly","note":"The report generally associated the non-NFSS readings with phosphate slag/cyclowollastonite used beneath pavement or as gravel, but it does not prove a producer or material source for this individual location. This is a historical survey result, not a statement of current conditions."},{"id":57,"location":"4509 Military Road","area":"Town of Niagara","coordinates":[-79.004477215467,43.12794519734],"coordinatePrecision":"address","surfaceMicroRPerHour":26,"name":"1984 anomaly 57","nfssRelated":false,"disposition":"historical-anomaly","note":"The report generally associated the non-NFSS readings with phosphate slag/cyclowollastonite used beneath pavement or as gravel, but it does not prove a producer or material source for this individual location. This is a historical survey result, not a statement of current conditions."},{"id":58,"location":"4611–4613 Military Road","area":"Town of Niagara","coordinates":[-79.006385607182,43.128807276082],"coordinatePrecision":"address","surfaceMicroRPerHour":43,"name":"1984 anomaly 58","nfssRelated":false,"disposition":"historical-anomaly","note":"The report generally associated the non-NFSS readings with phosphate slag/cyclowollastonite used beneath pavement or as gravel, but it does not prove a producer or material source for this individual location. This is a historical survey result, not a statement of current conditions."},{"id":59,"location":"908 North Military Road","area":"Town of Niagara","coordinates":[-78.963555003965,43.084730283862],"coordinatePrecision":"address","surfaceMicroRPerHour":77,"name":"1984 anomaly 59","nfssRelated":false,"disposition":"historical-anomaly","note":"The report generally associated the non-NFSS readings with phosphate slag/cyclowollastonite used beneath pavement or as gravel, but it does not prove a producer or material source for this individual location. This is a historical survey result, not a statement of current conditions."},{"id":60,"location":"1329 North Military Road","area":"Town of Niagara","coordinates":[-78.968986861988,43.091500371276],"coordinatePrecision":"address","surfaceMicroRPerHour":49,"name":"1984 anomaly 60","nfssRelated":false,"disposition":"historical-anomaly","note":"The report generally associated the non-NFSS readings with phosphate slag/cyclowollastonite used beneath pavement or as gravel, but it does not prove a producer or material source for this individual location. This is a historical survey result, not a statement of current conditions."},{"id":61,"location":"3121 Grand Island Boulevard","area":"Grand Island","coordinates":[-78.986053959926,43.047026010718],"coordinatePrecision":"address","oneMeterMicroRPerHour":21,"surfaceMicroRPerHour":49,"name":"1984 anomaly 61","nfssRelated":false,"disposition":"historical-anomaly","note":"The report generally associated the non-NFSS readings with phosphate slag/cyclowollastonite used beneath pavement or as gravel, but it does not prove a producer or material source for this individual location. This is a historical survey result, not a statement of current conditions."},{"id":62,"location":"1685 Grand Island Boulevard","area":"Grand Island","coordinates":[-78.948663966241,43.007842457391],"coordinatePrecision":"address","oneMeterMicroRPerHour":9,"surfaceMicroRPerHour":29,"name":"1984 anomaly 62","nfssRelated":false,"disposition":"historical-anomaly","note":"The report generally associated the non-NFSS readings with phosphate slag/cyclowollastonite used beneath pavement or as gravel, but it does not prove a producer or material source for this individual location. This is a historical survey result, not a statement of current conditions."},{"id":63,"location":"3060 Grand Island Boulevard","area":"Grand Island","coordinates":[-78.985238652204,43.044896797764],"coordinatePrecision":"address","oneMeterMicroRPerHour":29,"surfaceMicroRPerHour":140,"scanRangeMicroRPerHour":[29,160],"note":"A biased 1984 soil sample was reported at 25 pCi/g Ra-226, 39 pCi/g Th-232, and 26 pCi/g U-238. These are historical measurements, not a statement of current conditions.","name":"1984 anomaly 63","nfssRelated":false,"disposition":"historical-anomaly"},{"id":64,"location":"3050 Grand Island Boulevard","area":"Grand Island","coordinates":[-78.984958445181,43.044554858024],"coordinatePrecision":"address","oneMeterMicroRPerHour":34,"surfaceMicroRPerHour":57,"name":"1984 anomaly 64","nfssRelated":false,"disposition":"historical-anomaly","note":"The report generally associated the non-NFSS readings with phosphate slag/cyclowollastonite used beneath pavement or as gravel, but it does not prove a producer or material source for this individual location. This is a historical survey result, not a statement of current conditions."},{"id":65,"location":"3044 Grand Island Boulevard","area":"Grand Island","coordinates":[-78.984753842924,43.044405031504],"coordinatePrecision":"address","oneMeterMicroRPerHour":31,"surfaceMicroRPerHour":51,"name":"1984 anomaly 65","nfssRelated":false,"disposition":"historical-anomaly","note":"The report generally associated the non-NFSS readings with phosphate slag/cyclowollastonite used beneath pavement or as gravel, but it does not prove a producer or material source for this individual location. This is a historical survey result, not a statement of current conditions."},{"id":66,"location":"2570 Grand Island Boulevard","area":"Grand Island","coordinates":[-78.972945585369,43.031279683593],"coordinatePrecision":"address","oneMeterMicroRPerHour":13,"surfaceMicroRPerHour":17,"name":"1984 anomaly 66","nfssRelated":false,"disposition":"historical-anomaly","note":"The report generally associated the non-NFSS readings with phosphate slag/cyclowollastonite used beneath pavement or as gravel, but it does not prove a producer or material source for this individual location. This is a historical survey result, not a statement of current conditions."},{"id":67,"location":"Cudaback Avenue and Portage Road","area":"Niagara Falls","coordinates":[-79.041805015431,43.086052990093],"coordinatePrecision":"intersection","name":"1984 anomaly 67","nfssRelated":false,"disposition":"historical-anomaly","note":"The report generally associated the non-NFSS readings with phosphate slag/cyclowollastonite used beneath pavement or as gravel, but it does not prove a producer or material source for this individual location. This is a historical survey result, not a statement of current conditions."},{"id":68,"location":"Between 245 and 257 Portage Road","area":"Niagara Falls","coordinates":[-79.042030234923,43.086460756206],"coordinatePrecision":"address","name":"1984 anomaly 68","nfssRelated":false,"disposition":"historical-anomaly","note":"The report generally associated the non-NFSS readings with phosphate slag/cyclowollastonite used beneath pavement or as gravel, but it does not prove a producer or material source for this individual location. This is a historical survey result, not a statement of current conditions."},{"id":69,"location":"Pine Avenue and Portage Road","area":"Niagara Falls","coordinates":[-79.048582035605,43.094790998425],"coordinatePrecision":"intersection","name":"1984 anomaly 69","nfssRelated":false,"disposition":"historical-anomaly","note":"The report generally associated the non-NFSS readings with phosphate slag/cyclowollastonite used beneath pavement or as gravel, but it does not prove a producer or material source for this individual location. This is a historical survey result, not a statement of current conditions."},{"id":70,"location":"1318–1324 Portage Road","area":"Niagara Falls","coordinates":[-79.051654159908,43.101415612712],"coordinatePrecision":"address","name":"1984 anomaly 70","nfssRelated":false,"disposition":"historical-anomaly","note":"The report generally associated the non-NFSS readings with phosphate slag/cyclowollastonite used beneath pavement or as gravel, but it does not prove a producer or material source for this individual location. This is a historical survey result, not a statement of current conditions."},{"id":71,"location":"Former Harris & Lever Florists, Portage Road","area":"Niagara Falls","coordinates":[-79.04975526491,43.096301040841],"coordinatePrecision":"facility-approximate","name":"1984 anomaly 71","nfssRelated":false,"disposition":"historical-anomaly","note":"The report generally associated the non-NFSS readings with phosphate slag/cyclowollastonite used beneath pavement or as gravel, but it does not prove a producer or material source for this individual location. This is a historical survey result, not a statement of current conditions."},{"id":72,"location":"574 Portage Road","area":"Niagara Falls","coordinates":[-79.047625157539,43.092972041617],"coordinatePrecision":"address","name":"1984 anomaly 72","nfssRelated":false,"disposition":"historical-anomaly","note":"The report generally associated the non-NFSS readings with phosphate slag/cyclowollastonite used beneath pavement or as gravel, but it does not prove a producer or material source for this individual location. This is a historical survey result, not a statement of current conditions."},{"id":73,"location":"Approximately 504 Portage Road","area":"Niagara Falls","coordinates":[-79.046226720813,43.091385389255],"coordinatePrecision":"address","name":"1984 anomaly 73","nfssRelated":false,"disposition":"historical-anomaly","note":"The report generally associated the non-NFSS readings with phosphate slag/cyclowollastonite used beneath pavement or as gravel, but it does not prove a producer or material source for this individual location. This is a historical survey result, not a statement of current conditions."},{"id":74,"location":"Near 434 Portage Road and 1338 Niagara Street","area":"Niagara Falls","coordinates":[-79.044812945204,43.089513291181],"coordinatePrecision":"address","name":"1984 anomaly 74","nfssRelated":false,"disposition":"historical-anomaly","note":"The report generally associated the non-NFSS readings with phosphate slag/cyclowollastonite used beneath pavement or as gravel, but it does not prove a producer or material source for this individual location. This is a historical survey result, not a statement of current conditions."},{"id":75,"location":"368 Portage Road","area":"Niagara Falls","coordinates":[-79.04401621605,43.088790965103],"coordinatePrecision":"address","name":"1984 anomaly 75","nfssRelated":false,"disposition":"historical-anomaly","note":"The report generally associated the non-NFSS readings with phosphate slag/cyclowollastonite used beneath pavement or as gravel, but it does not prove a producer or material source for this individual location. This is a historical survey result, not a statement of current conditions."},{"id":76,"location":"356 Portage Road","area":"Niagara Falls","coordinates":[-79.04389915012,43.088325449772],"coordinatePrecision":"address","name":"1984 anomaly 76","nfssRelated":false,"disposition":"historical-anomaly","note":"The report generally associated the non-NFSS readings with phosphate slag/cyclowollastonite used beneath pavement or as gravel, but it does not prove a producer or material source for this individual location. This is a historical survey result, not a statement of current conditions."},{"id":77,"location":"256 Portage Road","area":"Niagara Falls","coordinates":[-79.042536839397,43.08655443745],"coordinatePrecision":"address","name":"1984 anomaly 77","nfssRelated":false,"disposition":"historical-anomaly","note":"The report generally associated the non-NFSS readings with phosphate slag/cyclowollastonite used beneath pavement or as gravel, but it does not prove a producer or material source for this individual location. This is a historical survey result, not a statement of current conditions."},{"id":78,"location":"Between 242 Portage Road and Payne Avenue","area":"Niagara Falls","coordinates":[-79.042433741988,43.086195733904],"coordinatePrecision":"address","name":"1984 anomaly 78","nfssRelated":false,"disposition":"historical-anomaly","note":"The report generally associated the non-NFSS readings with phosphate slag/cyclowollastonite used beneath pavement or as gravel, but it does not prove a producer or material source for this individual location. This is a historical survey result, not a statement of current conditions."},{"id":79,"location":"200 Portage Road","area":"Niagara Falls","coordinates":[-79.041568981037,43.08534161797],"coordinatePrecision":"address","name":"1984 anomaly 79","nfssRelated":false,"disposition":"historical-anomaly","note":"The report generally associated the non-NFSS readings with phosphate slag/cyclowollastonite used beneath pavement or as gravel, but it does not prove a producer or material source for this individual location. This is a historical survey result, not a statement of current conditions."},{"id":80,"location":"Opposite 5704 Buffalo Avenue","area":"Niagara Falls","coordinates":[-78.998743155505,43.077484547662],"coordinatePrecision":"address","name":"1984 anomaly 80","nfssRelated":false,"disposition":"historical-anomaly","note":"The report generally associated the non-NFSS readings with phosphate slag/cyclowollastonite used beneath pavement or as gravel, but it does not prove a producer or material source for this individual location. This is a historical survey result, not a statement of current conditions."},{"id":81,"location":"6901 Buffalo Avenue","area":"Niagara Falls","coordinates":[-78.984351260524,43.074518163968],"coordinatePrecision":"address","name":"1984 anomaly 81","nfssRelated":false,"disposition":"historical-anomaly","note":"The report generally associated the non-NFSS readings with phosphate slag/cyclowollastonite used beneath pavement or as gravel, but it does not prove a producer or material source for this individual location. This is a historical survey result, not a statement of current conditions."},{"id":82,"location":"7723 Buffalo Avenue","area":"Niagara Falls","coordinates":[-78.975005521893,43.073837372043],"coordinatePrecision":"address","name":"1984 anomaly 82","nfssRelated":false,"disposition":"historical-anomaly","note":"The report generally associated the non-NFSS readings with phosphate slag/cyclowollastonite used beneath pavement or as gravel, but it does not prove a producer or material source for this individual location. This is a historical survey result, not a statement of current conditions."},{"id":83,"location":"5512 Buffalo Avenue","area":"Niagara Falls","coordinates":[-79.000702090096,43.077843879851],"coordinatePrecision":"address","name":"1984 anomaly 83","nfssRelated":false,"disposition":"historical-anomaly","note":"The report generally associated the non-NFSS readings with phosphate slag/cyclowollastonite used beneath pavement or as gravel, but it does not prove a producer or material source for this individual location. This is a historical survey result, not a statement of current conditions."},{"id":84,"location":"About 230 feet west of Buffalo Avenue and 53rd Street","area":"Niagara Falls","coordinates":[-79.003542968539,43.078096007499],"coordinatePrecision":"survey-offset-approximate","name":"1984 anomaly 84","nfssRelated":false,"disposition":"historical-anomaly","note":"The report generally associated the non-NFSS readings with phosphate slag/cyclowollastonite used beneath pavement or as gravel, but it does not prove a producer or material source for this individual location. This is a historical survey result, not a statement of current conditions."},{"id":85,"location":"Former Occidental/Hooker complex, Buffalo Avenue","area":"Niagara Falls","coordinates":[-79.010492823557,43.07931477813],"coordinatePrecision":"facility-approximate","name":"1984 anomaly 85","nfssRelated":false,"disposition":"historical-anomaly","note":"The report generally associated the non-NFSS readings with phosphate slag/cyclowollastonite used beneath pavement or as gravel, but it does not prove a producer or material source for this individual location. This is a historical survey result, not a statement of current conditions."},{"id":86,"location":"Opposite the former ALOX facility on Buffalo Avenue","area":"Niagara Falls","coordinates":[-79.0128,43.0797],"coordinatePrecision":"facility-approximate","disposition":"building-material-or-unconfirmed","note":"The 1986 table identifies the location by a former industrial landmark. WNY Atlas shows an approximate facility-area point pending parcel-level verification.","name":"1984 anomaly 86","nfssRelated":false},{"id":87,"location":"Buffalo Avenue east of Hyde Park Boulevard","area":"Niagara Falls","coordinates":[-79.018510030126,43.082249994894],"coordinatePrecision":"intersection","disposition":"federal-remediated","name":"1984 anomaly 87","nfssRelated":true,"note":"This was one of 38 locations the DOE/ORNL report says were later remediated under FUSRAP."},{"id":88,"location":"Opposite the former SOHIO facility on Buffalo Avenue","area":"Niagara Falls","coordinates":[-79.000147962477,43.077465017828],"coordinatePrecision":"facility-approximate","disposition":"building-material-or-unconfirmed","note":"The historical report identifies this location by a former industrial landmark. The mapped point is approximate pending parcel-level verification.","name":"1984 anomaly 88","nfssRelated":false},{"id":89,"location":"1920 Buffalo Avenue","area":"Niagara Falls","coordinates":[-79.038530038222,43.083300792185],"coordinatePrecision":"address","name":"1984 anomaly 89","nfssRelated":false,"disposition":"historical-anomaly","note":"The report generally associated the non-NFSS readings with phosphate slag/cyclowollastonite used beneath pavement or as gravel, but it does not prove a producer or material source for this individual location. This is a historical survey result, not a statement of current conditions."},{"id":90,"location":"Opposite the former Carborundum facility, Buffalo Avenue","area":"Niagara Falls","coordinates":[-79.041154747382,43.082387290468],"coordinatePrecision":"facility-approximate","name":"1984 anomaly 90","nfssRelated":false,"disposition":"historical-anomaly","note":"The report generally associated the non-NFSS readings with phosphate slag/cyclowollastonite used beneath pavement or as gravel, but it does not prove a producer or material source for this individual location. This is a historical survey result, not a statement of current conditions."},{"id":91,"location":"2434 Willow Avenue","area":"Niagara Falls","coordinates":[-79.032114864808,43.102734192788],"coordinatePrecision":"address","name":"1984 anomaly 91","nfssRelated":false,"disposition":"historical-anomaly","note":"The report generally associated the non-NFSS readings with phosphate slag/cyclowollastonite used beneath pavement or as gravel, but it does not prove a producer or material source for this individual location. This is a historical survey result, not a statement of current conditions."},{"id":92,"location":"2430 Willow Avenue","area":"Niagara Falls","coordinates":[-79.03227219313,43.102736288264],"coordinatePrecision":"address","name":"1984 anomaly 92","nfssRelated":false,"disposition":"historical-anomaly","note":"The report generally associated the non-NFSS readings with phosphate slag/cyclowollastonite used beneath pavement or as gravel, but it does not prove a producer or material source for this individual location. This is a historical survey result, not a statement of current conditions."},{"id":93,"location":"3017 Lewiston Road","area":"Niagara Falls","coordinates":[-79.056109236114,43.118693545982],"coordinatePrecision":"address","name":"1984 anomaly 93","nfssRelated":false,"disposition":"historical-anomaly","note":"The report generally associated the non-NFSS readings with phosphate slag/cyclowollastonite used beneath pavement or as gravel, but it does not prove a producer or material source for this individual location. This is a historical survey result, not a statement of current conditions."},{"id":94,"location":"4831 Lewiston Road","area":"Niagara Falls","coordinates":[-79.046900709647,43.1312512295],"coordinatePrecision":"address","name":"1984 anomaly 94","nfssRelated":false,"disposition":"historical-anomaly","note":"The report generally associated the non-NFSS readings with phosphate slag/cyclowollastonite used beneath pavement or as gravel, but it does not prove a producer or material source for this individual location. This is a historical survey result, not a statement of current conditions."},{"id":95,"location":"4842 Lewiston Road","area":"Niagara Falls","coordinates":[-79.047401025448,43.131746725706],"coordinatePrecision":"address","name":"1984 anomaly 95","nfssRelated":false,"disposition":"historical-anomaly","note":"The report generally associated the non-NFSS readings with phosphate slag/cyclowollastonite used beneath pavement or as gravel, but it does not prove a producer or material source for this individual location. This is a historical survey result, not a statement of current conditions."},{"id":96,"location":"Rankine and Lewiston roads","area":"Niagara Falls","coordinates":[-79.048202000115,43.129727986236],"coordinatePrecision":"intersection","name":"1984 anomaly 96","nfssRelated":false,"disposition":"historical-anomaly","note":"The report generally associated the non-NFSS readings with phosphate slag/cyclowollastonite used beneath pavement or as gravel, but it does not prove a producer or material source for this individual location. This is a historical survey result, not a statement of current conditions."},{"id":97,"location":"McKinley Avenue and Lewiston Road","area":"Niagara Falls","coordinates":[-79.049092996423,43.128340990808],"coordinatePrecision":"intersection","name":"1984 anomaly 97","nfssRelated":false,"disposition":"historical-anomaly","note":"The report generally associated the non-NFSS readings with phosphate slag/cyclowollastonite used beneath pavement or as gravel, but it does not prove a producer or material source for this individual location. This is a historical survey result, not a statement of current conditions."},{"id":98,"location":"2919 Porter Road","area":"Niagara Falls","coordinates":[-79.026332273626,43.106933107184],"coordinatePrecision":"address","name":"1984 anomaly 98","nfssRelated":false,"disposition":"historical-anomaly","note":"The report generally associated the non-NFSS readings with phosphate slag/cyclowollastonite used beneath pavement or as gravel, but it does not prove a producer or material source for this individual location. This is a historical survey result, not a statement of current conditions."},{"id":99,"location":"2923 Porter Road","area":"Niagara Falls","coordinates":[-79.026174442389,43.106939184064],"coordinatePrecision":"address","name":"1984 anomaly 99","nfssRelated":false,"disposition":"historical-anomaly","note":"The report generally associated the non-NFSS readings with phosphate slag/cyclowollastonite used beneath pavement or as gravel, but it does not prove a producer or material source for this individual location. This is a historical survey result, not a statement of current conditions."},{"id":100,"location":"Pine Avenue and 29th Street","area":"Niagara Falls","coordinates":[-79.027011040145,43.097009981562],"coordinatePrecision":"intersection","name":"1984 anomaly 100","nfssRelated":false,"disposition":"historical-anomaly","note":"The report generally associated the non-NFSS readings with phosphate slag/cyclowollastonite used beneath pavement or as gravel, but it does not prove a producer or material source for this individual location. This is a historical survey result, not a statement of current conditions."}],"latestDocumentedFollowUps":[{"id":"niagara-falls-boulevard-follow-up","name":"Niagara Falls Boulevard removal sites","location":"9512, 9524, 9540, and 9626 Niagara Falls Boulevard and adjoining land","county":"Niagara","coordinates":[-78.949,43.101],"completed":"2016–2020","latestStatus":"EPA reports the removal and restoration work completed in 2020.","historicalComparison":"This later address group is not presented as a one-to-one match for anomaly 53 at 6560 Niagara Falls Boulevard. It documents the same regional pattern of radioactive industrial slag used as fill.","relatedSiteId":"niagara-falls-boulevard-radiation-site","sourceLabel":"EPA Niagara County Radiation Removal Sites (updated March 10, 2026)","sourceUrl":"https://www.epa.gov/ny/niagara-county-radiation-removal-sites"},{"id":"upper-mountain-road-follow-up","name":"Upper Mountain Road removal sites","location":"Access road and two adjacent residential properties, Town of Lewiston","county":"Niagara","coordinates":[-79.01842,43.15618],"completed":"2020–2023","latestStatus":"EPA reports removal at the access road and two neighboring residential properties completed between 2020 and 2023.","historicalComparison":"The work occurred in the same Upper Mountain Road corridor as several 1984 DOE/ORNL anomalies. EPA's public summary does not assign the later properties to a specific 1984 anomaly number, so WNY Atlas does not claim an exact match.","relatedSiteId":"upper-mountain-road-radiation-site","sourceLabel":"EPA Niagara County Radiation Removal Sites (updated March 10, 2026)","sourceUrl":"https://www.epa.gov/ny/niagara-county-radiation-removal-sites"},{"id":"holy-trinity-follow-up","name":"Holy Trinity Cemetery vicinity removals","location":"Two residences adjacent to Holy Trinity Cemetery, Town of Lewiston","county":"Niagara","coordinates":[-79.03242,43.1484],"completed":"Completed spring 2021","latestStatus":"EPA reports radioactive material was removed from built areas at two neighboring residences.","historicalComparison":"This is later property-specific evidence of the regional slag-fill pattern. The current EPA summary does not match these residences to one of the 100 numbered 1984 points.","relatedSiteId":"holy-trinity-radiation-site","sourceLabel":"EPA Niagara County Radiation Removal Sites (updated March 10, 2026)","sourceUrl":"https://www.epa.gov/ny/niagara-county-radiation-removal-sites"},{"id":"donovan-head-start-follow-up","name":"Donovan Head Start slag removal","location":"1631 Main Street, Niagara Falls","county":"Niagara","coordinates":[-79.054,43.106],"completed":"Completed summer 2023","latestStatus":"EPA reports slag was removed from playground and parking areas; the building was not contaminated.","historicalComparison":"This is later property-specific confirmation of radioactive industrial slag used as fill, but EPA's public summary does not identify it as one of the 100 numbered 1984 points.","relatedSiteId":"donovan-head-start-radiation-site","sourceLabel":"EPA Niagara County Radiation Removal Sites (updated March 10, 2026)","sourceUrl":"https://www.epa.gov/ny/niagara-county-radiation-removal-sites"},{"id":"military-road-4435-assessment","name":"4435–4445 Military Road radiological fill area","location":"4435–4445 Military Road, Town of Niagara","county":"Niagara","coordinates":[-79.0038966,43.1273114],"completed":"2014–2017 assessment","latestStatus":"A 2017 Phase II assessment filed with NYSDEC estimated about 500 tons of fill with slightly elevated radiation to roughly two feet deep, with the highest readings along Military Road, and recommended removal of impacted fill.","historicalComparison":"The report also records that EPA did not confirm the 2014 radiological measurements during its initial follow-up. A later 2016 survey again characterized a radiological fill area. This pin reports the assessment record; it does not claim a source or a completed removal outcome.","sourceLabel":"NYSDEC file: 2017 Phase II Environmental Site Assessment, 4435–4445 Military Road","sourceUrl":"https://extapps.dec.ny.gov/data/DecDocs/C932174/Application.BCP.C932174.2017-07-01.Phase%202%20ESA%20-%20C%26S%20Engineers.pdf"},{"id":"fashion-outlets-sabre-park-llrw","name":"Fashion Outlets / Sabre Park radiological-fill encounter","location":"Fashion Outlets expansion / former Sabre Park, Town of Niagara; property-scale point","county":"Niagara","coordinates":[-78.9786935,43.0969508],"completed":"Documented April 2014","latestStatus":"A NYSDEC-filed work plan documented elevated radiation in slag exposed during storm-sewer excavation. Field readings were 35,000-52,000 CPM in the excavation and 65,000 CPM at a returned truckload, compared with 5,000-7,000 CPM background.","historicalComparison":"The slag was observed roughly one to three feet below grade in a localized trench area and was believed to be historical shopping-center backfill. The public record does not connect it to a specific 1979 witness, hauler, or industrial source, so no route or source attribution is shown.","relatedSiteId":"fashion-outlets-sabre-park","sourceLabel":"NYSDEC file: Fashion Outlets/Sabre Park final engineering report, Appendix F LLRW work plan","sourceUrl":"https://extapps.dec.ny.gov/data/DecDocs/C932162/Report.BCP.C932162.2014-11-15.FinalFER-AppendicesA-F.pdf"}],"producersProcessorsStorageAndCleanup":[{"id":"oldbury-furnace","name":"Oldbury Electro-Chemical / former Oldbury Furnace","role":"producer","county":"Niagara","coordinates":[-79.01049,43.07931],"location":"Buffalo Avenue industrial complex, Niagara Falls","evidence":"documented","summary":"The 1986 DOE/ORNL report says the phosphate slag found around Niagara Falls reportedly originated at the former Oldbury Furnace, where elemental phosphorus was produced from uranium-bearing raw material. Hooker acquired Oldbury in 1956; that later ownership does not mean Hooker produced all earlier material.","sourceLabel":"DOE/ORNL Niagara Falls radiological measurements report (1986)","sourceUrl":"https://lmpublicsearch.lm.doe.gov/LMSites/2726-NY.17-10_NFSS.pdf"},{"id":"electro-metallurgical","name":"Electro Metallurgical Company / Union Carbide","role":"producer","county":"Niagara","coordinates":[-78.958,43.103],"location":"Niagara Falls","evidence":"documented","summary":"Electro Metallurgical converted uranium tetrafluoride into uranium metal and generated magnesium-fluoride reduction residue known as C-2 slag. This is a separate material stream from the commercial phosphate slag described in the 1986 survey.","relatedSiteId":"electro-metallurgical-company","sourceLabel":"NIOSH Electro Metallurgical Company site profile","sourceUrl":"https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/ocas/electromet.html"},{"id":"hooker-c2-processing","name":"Hooker Electrochemical C-2 slag processing","role":"processor","county":"Niagara","coordinates":[-79.0095,43.079],"location":"Buffalo Avenue complex, Niagara Falls","evidence":"documented","summary":"Federal worker-health records document Hooker processing Electro Metallurgical C-2 slag to recover residual uranium. This identifies a processor, not necessarily the original producer of material at any individual anomaly.","sourceLabel":"NIOSH review of Hooker Electrochemical operations","sourceUrl":"https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/ocas/pdfs/abrwh/scarpts/sca-hookersp-r0.pdf"},{"id":"linde","name":"Linde Air Products / Union Carbide","role":"producer","county":"Erie","coordinates":[-78.911,42.999],"location":"Town of Tonawanda","evidence":"documented","summary":"Linde refined uranium ore and made uranium tetrafluoride for the Manhattan Project. Its residues are connected to the Tonawanda FUSRAP sites, not automatically to the widespread Niagara Falls phosphate-slag anomalies.","relatedSiteId":"linde-air-products","sourceLabel":"WNY Atlas Linde record and cited federal sources","sourceUrl":"/sites/linde-air-products"},{"id":"ashland-1","name":"Ashland 1 / Former Ashland Oil Refinery","role":"cleanup","county":"Erie","coordinates":[-78.917,42.993],"location":"Town of Tonawanda","evidence":"documented","summary":"Linde uranium-processing residues were historically stored on this River Road property. The federal cleanup was completed in 2003.","relatedSiteId":"ashland-1-refinery-site","sourceLabel":"U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Ashland 1 record","sourceUrl":"https://www.lrd.usace.army.mil/Missions/Projects/Article/3612233/ashland-1-site/"},{"id":"ashland-2","name":"Ashland 2 FUSRAP Site","role":"cleanup","county":"Erie","coordinates":[-78.913,43.002],"location":"Town of Tonawanda","evidence":"documented","summary":"This former industrial landfill received radioactive soil excavated from Ashland 1 in 1974. Federal cleanup removed more than 52,000 tons of material.","relatedSiteId":"ashland-2-fusrap-site","sourceLabel":"U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Ashland 2 record","sourceUrl":"https://www.lrd.usace.army.mil/Missions/Projects/Article/3612311/ashland-2-site/"},{"id":"seaway","name":"Seaway FUSRAP Site / Tonawanda North Unit 3","role":"cleanup","county":"Erie","coordinates":[-78.915,42.997],"location":"Town of Tonawanda","evidence":"documented","summary":"River Road landfill areas received material moved from the former Ashland property, where residues from Linde uranium processing had been stored.","relatedSiteId":"seaway-site","sourceLabel":"U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Seaway record","sourceUrl":"https://www.lrd.usace.army.mil/Missions/Projects/Article/3612995/seaway-site/"},{"id":"tonawanda-landfill","name":"Tonawanda Landfill FUSRAP Vicinity Property","role":"cleanup","county":"Erie","coordinates":[-78.895,42.984],"location":"Town of Tonawanda","evidence":"documented","summary":"Federal records found radioactive material resembling other Tonawanda FUSRAP material, while also stating that no record ties the property to Manhattan Engineer District or Atomic Energy Commission operations.","relatedSiteId":"tonawanda-landfill-fusrap-vicinity","sourceLabel":"U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Tonawanda Landfill vicinity record","sourceUrl":"https://www.lrd.usace.army.mil/Missions/Projects/Article/3613023/tonawanda-landfill-vicinity-property/"},{"id":"nfss","name":"Niagara Falls Storage Site","role":"storage","county":"Niagara","coordinates":[-79.018,43.228],"location":"Lewiston","evidence":"documented","summary":"Beginning in 1944, the federal government used this former ordnance property to store radioactive residues and uranium-processing wastes. The 1986 report distinguished NFSS-related roadside material from the commercial phosphate-slag pattern.","relatedSiteId":"niagara-falls-storage-site","sourceLabel":"U.S. Army Corps of Engineers NFSS record","sourceUrl":"https://www.lrd.usace.army.mil/Missions/Projects/Article/3612360/niagara-falls-storage-site/"},{"id":"friona-trucking","name":"Friona Trucking","role":"reported-distributor","county":"Niagara","location":"Niagara County; facility point not mapped","evidence":"reported","evidenceLevel":"C","summary":"In interviews recorded by a private investigator in 1979, contractors and John Friona described Friona firms hauling and distributing Union Carbide slag. This is contemporaneous reported testimony, not an agency finding, and it does not tie the company to every mapped property.","sourceLabel":"1979 private-investigator reports on slag sources and distribution","sourceUrl":"https://investigativepost.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Private-Investigator-Letters-to-Bowling-Alley-Owner-re-Sources-of-Slag-1979.pdf"},{"id":"union-carbide-56th-pine-disposal-record","name":"56th and Pine industrial-disposal record","role":"storage","county":"Niagara","coordinates":[-78.9903,43.1021],"location":"56th Street and Pine Avenue historical disposal complex; facility-scale approximate point","evidence":"documented","evidenceLevel":"B","coordinatePrecision":"facility-approximate","summary":"An official remedial-investigation history, citing the 1979 Erie-Niagara hazardous-waste task-force report, states that Union Carbide's Metals Division disposed of furnace slag, hydrated lime, and miscellaneous plant waste at an off-site facility at 56th Street and Pine Avenue. This documents industrial disposal at the complex, but it does not establish a radiological burial cell or assign the waste to the modern CECOS or neighboring Necco Park property.","relatedSiteId":"cecos-international","sourceLabel":"NYSDEC-filed 15-Acre Praxair remedial investigation, summarizing the 1979 interagency task-force record","sourceUrl":"https://extapps.dec.ny.gov/docs/remediation_hudson_pdf/cri1.pdf"},{"id":"union-carbide-newco-dump-testimony","name":"Union Carbide / Newco dump account","role":"storage","county":"Niagara","coordinates":[-78.98965269272462,43.10158803773757],"location":"56th and Pine streets / later Newco-CECOS area; facility-scale approximate point","evidence":"reported","evidenceLevel":"C","coordinatePrecision":"facility-approximate","summary":"John Friona told a private investigator in June 1979 that a Union Carbide dump near 56th and Pine streets kept reportedly radioactive slag in a separate fenced area before Newco operated the property. Official records separately document ordinary furnace slag, lime, and plant-waste disposal at the 56th/Pine complex; they do not confirm Friona's radioactive-burial location. The point identifies the broader historical waste complex, not a verified burial cell or boundary.","relatedSiteId":"cecos-international","sourceLabel":"1979 private-investigator reports on slag sources and distribution","sourceUrl":"https://investigativepost.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Private-Investigator-Letters-to-Bowling-Alley-Owner-re-Sources-of-Slag-1979.pdf"},{"id":"twin-fair-testimony","name":"Former Twin Fair fill account","role":"reported-fill-location","county":"Niagara","coordinates":[-79.0035,43.1083],"location":"Former retail area between Packard and Porter roads, west of I-190; approximate historical area","evidence":"reported","evidenceLevel":"C","coordinatePrecision":"historical-area-approximate","summary":"Contractors interviewed in 1979 named the former Twin Fair parking area as a place where Union Carbide slag was reportedly used as fill. WNY Atlas has not found agency sampling that confirms the material or present conditions at this location.","sourceLabel":"1979 private-investigator reports on slag sources and distribution","sourceUrl":"https://investigativepost.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Private-Investigator-Letters-to-Bowling-Alley-Owner-re-Sources-of-Slag-1979.pdf"},{"id":"pittsburgh-metallurgical-vanadium-testimony","name":"Pittsburgh Metallurgical / Vanadium-area stockpile account","role":"producer","county":"Niagara","coordinates":[-79.021394875,43.124263433],"location":"Former Vanadium industrial complex near Witmer Road; facility-scale approximate point","evidence":"reported","evidenceLevel":"C","coordinatePrecision":"facility-approximate","summary":"A former employee interviewed in 1979 recalled slag from Pittsburgh Metallurgical and the old Vanadium plant and described reportedly radioactive stockpiles at a Lockport Road dump. The interview is a research lead; it does not identify a sampled stockpile footprint or establish current radiological conditions across the broader Vanadium cleanup site.","relatedSiteId":"vanadium-corporation-of-america","sourceLabel":"1979 private-investigator reports on slag sources and distribution","sourceUrl":"https://investigativepost.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Private-Investigator-Letters-to-Bowling-Alley-Owner-re-Sources-of-Slag-1979.pdf"},{"id":"michaels-pizzeria-testimony","name":"Michael's Pizzeria fill account","role":"reported-fill-location","county":"Niagara","coordinates":[-79.025244,43.0948222],"location":"3011 Pine Avenue, Niagara Falls; address point for the named historical business","evidence":"reported","evidenceLevel":"C","coordinatePrecision":"address","summary":"A contractor interviewed in 1979 identified Michael's Pizzeria as a destination for reportedly inexpensive Union Carbide slag fill. The testimony does not establish the exact placement, quantity, radiological character, or current condition of material at the address.","sourceLabel":"1979 private-investigator reports on slag sources and distribution","sourceUrl":"https://investigativepost.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Private-Investigator-Letters-to-Bowling-Alley-Owner-re-Sources-of-Slag-1979.pdf"},{"id":"kings-plaza-testimony","name":"Former King's Plaza fill account","role":"reported-fill-location","county":"Niagara","location":"Former Military Road plaza; exact parcel not mapped","evidence":"reported","evidenceLevel":"C","summary":"A contractor interviewed in 1979 named the former King's Plaza parking area as a reported slag-fill destination. Because the reviewed record does not provide a parcel or survey coordinate and WNY Atlas has not independently verified the former boundary, this lead remains searchable but intentionally has no map pin.","sourceLabel":"1979 private-investigator reports on slag sources and distribution","sourceUrl":"https://investigativepost.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Private-Investigator-Letters-to-Bowling-Alley-Owner-re-Sources-of-Slag-1979.pdf"}],"probe1979WitnessAccounts":[{"id":"melnot-friona-hauling","witness":"LaVay Melnot","reportDate":"May 10, 1979","subject":"Friona hauling and the Union Carbide dump","account":"The report records Melnot saying Philip and Nazarino Friona operated a trucking company whose early-1960s work included hauling waste and slag from Union Carbide grounds to the Union Carbide dump, later Newco.","independentCheck":"Government records support the old Union Carbide dump/Newco geography, but WNY Atlas has not found a hauling contract or load record confirming Melnot's account.","status":"corroborated-context","mappedRecordId":"union-carbide-newco-dump-testimony"},{"id":"cerrone-slag-market","witness":"Armand Cerrone","reportDate":"May 10, 1979","subject":"Regional slag sources and contractor access","account":"The report records Cerrone identifying Union Carbide, Airco Alloy, and Buffalo Slag as major 1962 sources and saying contractors obtained Union Carbide slag through Friona, by pickup or delivery.","independentCheck":"The named industrial operations are documented, and other 1979 interviews describe the same Friona relationship. No reviewed invoice or exclusive-rights agreement confirms the commercial arrangement.","status":"corroborated-context","mappedRecordId":"friona-trucking"},{"id":"farina-destinations","witness":"Vince Farina","reportDate":"May 10, 1979","subject":"Twin Fair and Michael's Pizzeria","account":"The report records Farina naming the former Twin Fair parking area and Michael's Pizzeria as places where Union Carbide slag was reportedly used. He also described high-lime material lifting or damaging blacktop.","independentCheck":"Historical geography supports both named places. WNY Atlas has not found radiological sampling that confirms the material, source, quantity, or present conditions at either destination.","status":"testimony-only","mappedRecordId":"twin-fair-testimony"},{"id":"marchetti-kings-plaza","witness":"Angelo Marchetti","reportDate":"May 10, 1979","subject":"King's Plaza and wider parking-lot use","account":"The report records Marchetti describing broad use of Union Carbide slag beneath Niagara Falls parking lots and identifying the former King's Plaza on Military Road as one example.","independentCheck":"The exact former plaza parcel has not been independently resolved, so the account remains searchable but intentionally has no map pin.","status":"testimony-only","mappedRecordId":"kings-plaza-testimony"},{"id":"seprelli-pine-bowl","witness":"John and Joseph Seprelli","reportDate":"May 10, 1979","subject":"Who placed the original Pine Bowl fill","account":"The report records the Seprelli account that low spots had already been filled with slag before their stone, gravel, and blacktop work and that they did not believe their company supplied the original slag.","independentCheck":"This is a material qualifying account: the report does not resolve who placed the original slag and cannot support assigning Pine Bowl solely to Seprelli.","status":"qualifying-account"},{"id":"john-friona-network","witness":"John Friona","reportDate":"June 8, 1979","subject":"C.A. Hackett, Friona, and Union Carbide","account":"Kenner records his June 4 interview with Friona, who described a C.A. Hackett/Friona arrangement involving Union Carbide slag beginning around 1955-56 and identified the 56th/Pine dump as the later Newco property.","independentCheck":"Federal and state records support Union Carbide industrial-waste disposal and possible Electromet rubble at the old dump. The specific Hackett/Friona arrangement remains testimony without a reviewed corporate record.","status":"corroborated-context","mappedRecordId":"union-carbide-newco-dump-testimony"},{"id":"john-friona-segregation","witness":"John Friona","reportDate":"June 8, 1979","subject":"Reportedly segregated radioactive slag","account":"The report records Friona recalling radioactive slag isolated roughly a quarter-mile from other slag, buried, and fenced or cabled. He believed Bruno Scrufari excavated the burial area.","independentCheck":"A federal record separately documents 505 tons of thorium- and uranium-bearing commercial slag buried on Electromet plant property from 1965-72. It does not establish that this was the same burial area Friona described at the dump.","status":"testimony-only","mappedRecordId":"union-carbide-newco-dump-testimony"},{"id":"frangione-vanadium","witness":"Clarence Frangione","reportDate":"June 8, 1979","subject":"Pittsburgh Metallurgical and Vanadium slag","account":"The report records Frangione describing slag associated with Pittsburgh Metallurgical and lime slag from the old Vanadium plant, along with a recollection of radioactive-material stockpiles at a Lockport Road dump.","independentCheck":"Government records confirm the large Vanadium/Airco slag-production and disposal history. The radioactive-stockpile portion remains unconfirmed testimony.","status":"corroborated-context","mappedRecordId":"pittsburgh-metallurgical-vanadium-testimony"},{"id":"johnson-other-sources","witness":"Joseph Johnson","reportDate":"June 8, 1979","subject":"Other possible sources and haulers","account":"The report records Johnson identifying Union Carbide, Airco Alloy, and Oldbury as slag sources and directing investigators toward Walter Kozdranski as a possible hauler.","independentCheck":"The industrial sources and Kozdranski business identity can be independently placed in the period, but WNY Atlas has not found records connecting Kozdranski to a specific load or radiological destination.","status":"testimony-only"}],"probe1979IndependentResearch":[{"title":"Commercial radioactive slag is documented","finding":"A federal Electromet record says Union Carbide produced 505 tons of commercial slag from 1965 to 1972 containing 9,212 pounds of thorium dioxide and 1,293 pounds of uranium oxide, drummed and buried in a designated area on plant property.","caution":"This does not establish that the buried material was distributed as ordinary fill or that it was the burial area described by John Friona.","sourceLabel":"DOE Former Electromet elimination report","sourceUrl":"https://extapps.dec.ny.gov/data/DecDocs/C932143/Report.BCP.C932143.2011-08-24.SITE_RADIATION_WARNING.pdf"},{"title":"The old dump connection is plausible but bounded","finding":"The same federal record says some demolished-plant rubble may have reached the 200-300 acre old Union Carbide dump north of Pine Avenue, later Newco/CECOS.","caution":"A 1976 screening found mostly near-background levels at the two sites, and the 1978 and 1979 aerial surveys reported no former-Electromet-site anomaly. 'May have' is not a mapped disposal cell.","sourceLabel":"DOE Former Electromet elimination report","sourceUrl":"https://extapps.dec.ny.gov/data/DecDocs/C932143/Report.BCP.C932143.2011-08-24.SITE_RADIATION_WARNING.pdf"},{"title":"A later commercial-fill encounter is confirmed","finding":"During 2014 Fashion Outlets/Sabre Park construction, a work-plan appendix documented slag about one to three feet below grade, readings of 35,000-52,000 counts per minute in the excavation, and 65,000 at a returned truckload against 5,000-7,000 background.","caution":"The record identifies historical backfill and a roughly 25-cubic-yard trench area but does not attribute the material to a testimony witness, hauler, or industrial source.","sourceLabel":"NYSDEC file: Fashion Outlets/Sabre Park final engineering report, Appendix F","sourceUrl":"https://extapps.dec.ny.gov/data/DecDocs/C932162/Report.BCP.C932162.2014-11-15.FinalFER-AppendicesA-F.pdf"},{"title":"The single-source theory does not hold","finding":"The 2020 court record summarizes fingerprinting that found Union Carbide predecessor slag markedly different from material recovered at Niagara Falls Boulevard and Holy Trinity.","caution":"The 1979 distribution evidence remains historically useful, but it cannot establish Union Carbide as the source of every later radiological-slag finding.","sourceLabel":"New York appellate decision","sourceUrl":"https://decisions.courts.state.ny.us/ad3/Decisions/2020/530766.pdf"}],"governmentResearchArchive":[{"id":"abbott-road-slag-assessment-2025","title":"Abbott Road Reconstruction Draft Initial Project Proposal / Final Design Report","agency":"Erie County Department of Public Works","date":"December 5, 2025","year":2025,"kind":"current-assessment","geography":"Erie","status":"ongoing","establishes":"Record plans and 1990 and 2025 borings indicate slag beneath Abbott Road and around the Smoke Creek bridge abutments. The consultant recommends radiological screening and possible laboratory analysis for TENORM if elevated field readings are found.","mapConnection":"Supports the Southtowns investigation chapter as documented slag-infrastructure evidence. It does not establish that the Abbott Road slag is radioactive, so no contamination marker is drawn.","url":"https://www3.erie.gov/dpw/sites/www3.erie.gov.dpw/files/2026-01/5764.15-abbott-rd-draft-ippfdr-december-5-2025_2.pdf"},{"id":"riverbend-tenorm-2016","title":"RiverBend Area I TENORM Reuse Work Plan","agency":"Benchmark Environmental for Fort Schuyler Management; filed with NYSDEC","date":"May 2016","year":2016,"kind":"cleanup-decision","geography":"Erie","status":"final","establishes":"Documents the 2015 recycling-facility radiation alarm and identifies subsurface iron- and steelmaking slag at former Republic Steel as the source of low-level TENORM, with radium-226 as the principal isotope.","mapConnection":"Proves a radiological slag finding at former Republic Steel. It does not prove that TENORM-bearing material entered Buffalo Slag's historical construction products.","url":"https://extapps.dec.ny.gov/data/DecDocs/V00619/Report.VCP.V00619.2016-05-02.Final%20RiverBend%20TENORM%20Reuse%20Work%20Plan%20.pdf"},{"id":"hamburg-no-slag-1989","title":"Lincoln Square Apartments Site Plan Review - NO SLAG Instruction","agency":"Town of Hamburg Engineering Department","date":"March 8, 1989","year":1989,"kind":"worker-record","geography":"Erie","status":"historical","establishes":"Directs the project designer to specify no slag in all details and to use stone in the Town right-of-way. The review gives no reason for the restriction.","mapConnection":"Documents a Town engineering instruction, not a radiological finding. It is retained as a policy-history lead and does not support a radiation marker.","url":"https://www.townofhamburgny.gov/Archive/ViewFile/Item/868"},{"id":"buffalo-slag-steelawanna-1988","title":"Preliminary Site Characterization - Buffalo Slag / Buffalo Crushed Stone, Steelawanna Avenue","agency":"Recra Environmental for New York State Department of Transportation","date":"November 1988","year":1988,"kind":"audit-review","geography":"Erie","status":"historical","establishes":"Reports that Buffalo Slag operated the site from about 1913 to 1983 and processed slag from Hanna Furnace and Republic Steel for road base, embankment fill, and other construction uses.","mapConnection":"Establishes the historical processor and supply-chain link without characterizing the distributed product as TENORM.","url":"https://extapps.dec.ny.gov/data/DecDocs/V00319/Report.VCP.V00319.1988-11-01.Preliminary_Site_Characterization_Steelwanna_Ave-Buffalo_and_Lackawanna--Recra_Environmental-ocr.pdf"},{"id":"hanna-furnace-slag-distribution-1988","title":"Hanna Furnace Site Characterization and Environmental Assessment","agency":"Recra Environmental; filed with NYSDEC","date":"August 22, 1988","year":1988,"kind":"audit-review","geography":"Erie","status":"historical","establishes":"Reports that Buffalo Slag purchased and removed accumulated Hanna Furnace slag, recovered entrained iron, and sold the remaining material for road-making bases or railroad ballast.","mapConnection":"Documents the Hanna-to-Buffalo-Slag distribution chain. It is not a radiological analysis of the sold product.","url":"https://extapps.dec.ny.gov/data/DecDocs/915029/Report.HW.915029.1988-08-22.Site_Characterization_and_Environmental_Assessment-Vol_%20I--Recra_Environmental-ocr.pdf"},{"id":"boston-buffalo-slag-bid-1983","title":"Town of Boston Road-Material Bid - Buffalo Slag Woodlawn Plant No. 81","agency":"Town of Boston","date":"1983","year":1983,"kind":"worker-record","geography":"Erie","status":"historical","establishes":"Lists multiple crushed blast-furnace slag and crusher-run products offered from Buffalo Slag's Woodlawn plant in Hamburg, including delivered prices and claimed NYSDOT specification compliance.","mapConnection":"Documents a Southtown municipal market for slag aggregate. It does not identify a particular placement or radiologically elevated batch.","url":"https://www.boston-ny.com/uploads/7/8/9/7/78977060/townboardminutes1983.pdf"},{"id":"nysdec-tenorm-policy-2023","title":"Management of Soils Contaminated with TENORM - Program Policy Notice","agency":"New York State Department of Environmental Conservation","date":"July 5, 2023","year":2023,"kind":"cleanup-decision","geography":"Erie and Niagara","status":"final","establishes":"Explains that slag and other TENORM-containing ore-refining byproducts were historically used beneath roadways and other construction projects because of low cost and useful physical properties, without consideration of inherent radioactivity.","mapConnection":"Establishes the statewide historical mechanism and handling framework. It does not identify a specific WNY property as containing TENORM.","url":"https://dec.ny.gov/news/environmental-notice-bulletin/2023-07-05/statewide-program-policy-management-of-soils-contaminated-with-technologically-enhanced-naturally-occurring-radioactive-materials-tenorm"},{"id":"love-canal-radiological-scan-1978","title":"Love Canal: Public Health Time Bomb — Radiological Surface Scan","agency":"New York State Department of Health","date":"September 1978","year":1978,"kind":"survey","geography":"Niagara","status":"historical","establishes":"Reports three surface locations inside the Love Canal boundary with readings slightly above normal background. NYSDOH stated that the readings did not exceed the health guideline then applied and continued depth sampling to investigate their source.","mapConnection":"Provides historical radiological context for Love Canal. It does not establish a present-day Black Creek Village anomaly, so WNY Atlas does not create a property marker from it.","url":"https://www.health.ny.gov/environmental/investigations/love_canal/lctimbmb.htm"},{"id":"black-creek-area4-1990","title":"Love Canal EDA Area 4 Soil Sampling and Remedial Status","agency":"New York State Department of Environmental Conservation and Department of Health","date":"November 15, 1990","year":1990,"kind":"survey","geography":"Niagara","status":"historical","establishes":"Documents pesticide-affected fill investigations near Black Creek Drive and 100th Street, including elevated beta-BHC on isolated residential lots and plans to define and address the affected material.","mapConnection":"Supports the Black Creek Village watch section as historical chemical-fill evidence. It is not a radiological finding and does not support a thorium marker.","url":"https://extapps.dec.ny.gov/data/DecDocs/932020/Report.HW.932020.1990-11-15.STATUS_OF_REMEDIAL_ACTIVITIES.pdf"},{"id":"black-creek-area4-1991","title":"Love Canal EDA Area 4 Removal Decision","agency":"New York State Department of Environmental Conservation and Department of Health","date":"November 13, 1991","year":1991,"kind":"cleanup-decision","geography":"Niagara","status":"historical","establishes":"Records the determination that elevated beta-BHC contamination was confined to three lots at 9909 and 9903 Black Creek Drive and 1044 100th Street, and the plan to remove approximately 900–1,000 cubic yards of soil and replace it with clean fill.","mapConnection":"Documents the earlier Black Creek Drive fill removal that residents and local news connected to the renewed 2026 investigation. It does not establish radioactive material at those lots.","url":"https://extapps.dec.ny.gov/data/DecDocs/932020/Report.HW.932020.1991-11-13.STATUS_OF_RA.pdf"},{"id":"probe-slag-interviews-1979","title":"Private-investigator reports on slag sources and distribution","agency":"Probe Services, Inc. for private counsel","date":"May 10 and June 8, 1979","year":1979,"kind":"historical-testimony","geography":"Niagara","status":"historical","establishes":"Records interviews in which contractors and former participants described slag hauling, disposal, and named fill destinations. These are investigator-reported recollections, not sworn testimony, sampling results, or an agency determination.","mapConnection":"Supports the separately styled Evidence Level C research-lead markers; it does not support a haul-route line.","url":"https://investigativepost.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Private-Investigator-Letters-to-Bowling-Alley-Owner-re-Sources-of-Slag-1979.pdf"},{"id":"union-carbide-56th-pine-waste-history","title":"15-Acre Praxair Remedial Investigation - 56th/Pine Disposal History","agency":"LaBella Associates for Covanta Niagara; filed with NYSDEC","date":"March 2013; summarizes the 1979 interagency task-force record","year":2013,"kind":"audit-review","geography":"Niagara","status":"final","establishes":"Records that the Union Carbide Metals Division generated furnace slag, hydrated lime, and miscellaneous plant waste and disposed of those materials at an off-site facility at 56th Street and Pine Avenue.","mapConnection":"Supports an Evidence Level B industrial-disposal point at the historical 56th/Pine complex. It does not confirm the separate 1979 account of a fenced radioactive-slag burial area and does not assign the waste to modern CECOS, Newco/BFI, or Necco Park boundaries.","url":"https://extapps.dec.ny.gov/docs/remediation_hudson_pdf/cri1.pdf"},{"id":"nf-boulevard-fingerprint-decision-2020","title":"Niagara Falls Boulevard radiological-slag source decision","agency":"New York State Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Third Department","date":"July 2, 2020","year":2020,"kind":"court-record","geography":"Niagara","status":"final","establishes":"Summarizes the administrative record finding that a 2008 fingerprinting study found former Union Carbide slag markedly different from material recovered at the Niagara Falls Boulevard and Holy Trinity sites. The decision also describes FOIA and FOIL disputes over the underlying fingerprinting documents and related communications.","mapConnection":"Prevents the historical distribution leads from being presented as proof that Union Carbide supplied every mapped radioactive-slag site. WNY Atlas has not recovered the underlying laboratory file from a public repository and therefore reports the court's conclusion rather than adding unreviewed analytical details.","url":"https://decisions.courts.state.ny.us/ad3/Decisions/2020/530766.pdf"},{"id":"military-road-phase-ii-2017","title":"Phase II Environmental Site Assessment: 4435–4445 Military Road","agency":"C&S Engineers for Niagara County; filed with NYSDEC","date":"July 2017","year":2017,"kind":"survey","geography":"Niagara","status":"final","establishes":"Documents the assessment methods, an estimated 500 tons of slightly elevated radiological fill, the limits of earlier EPA confirmation, and the recommendation to remove impacted fill.","mapConnection":"Supports the newer documented assessment pin at 4435–4445 Military Road.","url":"https://extapps.dec.ny.gov/data/DecDocs/C932174/Application.BCP.C932174.2017-07-01.Phase%202%20ESA%20-%20C%26S%20Engineers.pdf"},{"id":"sabre-park-mercury-investigation-1988","title":"Sabre Park Mercury Site Inspection Follow-up","agency":"U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 2","date":"September 28, 1988","year":1988,"kind":"survey","geography":"Niagara","status":"historical","establishes":"Documents the mobile-home-community history, the 1978 contaminated-fill incident, and EPA's follow-up investigation of mercury in surface soils. Later DEC records report removal of approximately 1,200 cubic yards of mercury-contaminated fill in 1989.","mapConnection":"Supplies the earlier chemical-fill and mercury chronology for the full Fashion Outlets / former Sabre Park main-map record; it is not evidence that the 2014 radiological slag came from the same load or source.","url":"https://extapps.dec.ny.gov/data/DecDocs/932104/Report.HW.932104.1988-09-28.DataForDelineationOfMercuryInSurfaceSoils.pdf"},{"id":"fashion-outlets-llrw-2014","title":"Fashion Outlets/Sabre Park Final Engineering Report - LLRW Work Plan","agency":"Langan for Macerich-Niagara; filed with NYSDEC","date":"April-November 2014","year":2014,"kind":"survey","geography":"Niagara","status":"final","establishes":"Documents elevated radiological readings in historical slag backfill encountered during construction, the approximate trench extent, spectroscopy and waste-classification planning, and controlled handling requirements.","mapConnection":"Supports the Fashion Outlets/Sabre Park documented radiological-fill pin without assigning a historical supplier.","url":"https://extapps.dec.ny.gov/data/DecDocs/C932162/Report.BCP.C932162.2014-11-15.FinalFER-AppendicesA-F.pdf"},{"id":"electromet-elimination-report","title":"FUSRAP Elimination Report: Former Electro Metallurgical Company","agency":"U.S. Department of Energy","date":"Federal authority review; 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