It is right here in our own backyards: death and illness from radiation exposure, chemical exposure, and the economic devastation that ensues when the military moves on and leaves the mess behind.
The long-term risk of dying from cancer due to radiation exposure after an accident was less than one in a billion and less than the US average risk of dying from other causes of cancer, which is about two in one thousand.
Based on a preliminary study, the WHO report says“the health effects of radiation exposure resulting from the Fukushima… accident inside and outside Japan are likely to be less ominous than the socioeconomic impact.”.
The assessment about the levels and effects of radiation exposure from the accident is being undertaken for the UN General Assembly and a final report will be presented by UNSCEAR towards the end of 2013.
The public health activists said that as the war of conflicting studies and expert opinions grinds on, the public can take concrete steps to protect themselves from cellphone radiation exposure.
QuoteThe levels are low, but if some microparticles are inhaled or ingested by nuclear-site workers or their families, the radioactive dust is a“potential source of internal radiation exposure,” the study's author writes.
Assert that the yield of non-cancer illnesses from radiation exposure, in particular damage to the cardio-vascular, immune, central nervous and reproductive systems, is significant but as yet unquantified.
The damage calculation is conducted based on the radiation dose limits regulated by the IAEA(International Atomic Energy Agency), but reconsideration of this regulation is needed as radiology has rapidly progressed in recent years.
The Rapporteur also argues strongly that the old methods of masking the stark reality of radiation exposure used by Soviet authorities after Chernobyl should no longer be acceptable.
Hydroxyl free radicals are one of the most dangerous species of free radicals generated during radiation exposure and glutathione is very effective in scavenging these.
The committee reviews sources of radiation exposure and recommends caution in attempting to gauge the effects of novel exposures by comparison with exposures to natural radiation..
An example of how the data-based risk models developed in this report can be used to evaluate the risk of radiation exposure is illustrated in Figure PS-4.
These absurdly low estimates are obtained by considering only short-term deaths from acute radiation syndrome and ignoring the major contribution to fatalities, namely cancers that appear over several decades.
The effects of radiation exposure on humans and the environment following the accident at the Fukushima-Daiichi nuclear power plant in March 2011 is one of the major issues being discussed at the Committee's annual session which started on Monday, 27 May.
In a disturbing disclosure, Gundersen reveals that many of the evacuees have received virtually no information regarding the issue of radiation exposure either from the Japanese government or from TEPCO, the operators of the Fukushima power plant.
Nineteen more have died in 1987- 2004 of various causes; however their deaths are not necessarily- and in some cases are certainly not- directly attributable to radiation exposure.
Ironically, in hindsight, a Japanese film team came to Europe to document the delivery and distribution of rock dust to radiation victims for the Japanese news.
Ryouichi Obitsu, a doctor of medical science(Director of Obitsu Sankei Hospital at Kawagoe-city, Saitama prefecture), and treated the Hopi people who were exposed to radiation due to a uranium mining.
Along with this, experts note that, in addition to the infectious component and toxins, the cause may be an allergic manifestation, radiation exposure, impaired functioning of the body's immune system, or even injury.
The committee suggests that rights-based philosophies such as Rawls Theory of Justice or considerations based on the UN Declaration of Human Rights should be applied to the question of avoidable radiation exposures to members of the public resulting from practice.
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