These are Radiation Levels, detected at ‘Palisades at Waters Edge’ Apartments in Mooresville, North Carolina. The Apartments’ properties include a vacant lot where a large Coal Ash pile was used as fill dirt for a previous construction project. We were concerned not only for the residents of the apartment complex, but for the neighboring ‘Lake Norman High School’ and the students who continue to walk through the vacant lot going to and from school each day.
Overall results are very High, well above normal background levels, within the Vacant lot. However, thankfully, Low within the Apartments Complex itself. This is exactly what we would expect to see, if the Coal Ash was only placed within the vacant lot area. Radiation levels range from roughly 6µR/h to 11µR/h within the Apartments complex, while the range is much higher, from roughly 11µR/h to 23.9µR/h throughout the vacant lot including the gravel road. These are very High levels and very expected results, knowing the coal ash was placed here. It’s not a place where children should walk or play.
The Gamma Radiation Level Tracks are created with ‘RadiaCode 103’ detection devices. Each colored dot represents a Radiation detection(dose rate), in microroentgens per hour. We use these detections to pinpoint Hot Spots, where Coal Ash is closer to the surface, within Coal Ash Fill Sites. Click on each dot to see the level detected. Radiation Levels range from Purple(Lowest per Track), then Blue, Green, Yellow, Orange and Red(Highest per Track). On each Map you can deselect the Layers (Individual Tracks) to more easily see the Highest and Lowest detection points of each Track.
