The Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant accident was caused by the Great East Japan Earthquake in March, 2011. Widespread areas in eastern Japan were contaminated by the huge release of radioactive materials.
Norifumi Yukutake, Satomi Sugawara
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Indirect Disaster-Related Deaths Among Hemodialysis Patients Following the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Accident. [PDF]
Introduction Disaster‐related deaths (DRDs) are indirect fatalities caused by physical or psychological stress during evacuation. Patients undergoing hemodialysis (HD) face increased vulnerability during disasters due to reduced dialysis frequency, elevated mental stress, and limited access to medical resources.
Yoshida R +20 more
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Analysis of ecological consequences and lessons of the Fukushima accident
The events that occurred at the nuclear power plant (NPP) Fukushima-Daiichi forced all the world nuclear community and government bodies of ecological safety regulation to return again, after Chernobyl accident, to the need of revaluating the safety of ...
Ігор Леонідович Козлов
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Final Report of Trends in Pregnancy and Birth Survey after the Great East Japan Earthquake and Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Accident: The Fukushima Health Management Survey. [PDF]
This study aimed to assess long-term changes in pregnancy and birth outcomes after the Great East Japan Earthquake and the accident at the Tokyo Electric Power Company's Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant in Fukushima Prefecture.
Fujimori K +14 more
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Large microsatellite shifts in wild boar after the Fukushima accident
Although nuclear power plant accidents have raised concerns about the genetic consequences of radiation exposure, no studies have successfully compared the DNA of wild animals before and after the accident in the same area around a nuclear power plant ...
Kaori Murase +8 more
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The Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Accident caused by the Great East Japan Earthquake of March 11, 2011 resulted in serious radiation damage in Fukushima Prefecture.
Kota Kawasaki
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Comment on Sokawa, Y. Radiation-Induced Childhood Thyroid Cancer after the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Accident. <i>Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health</i> 2024, <i>21</i>, 1162. [PDF]
Sokawa studied the radiation effect on thyroid cancer after the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Accident [...
Kato T, Hayashi M, Hongyo T.
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The Fukushima Nuclear Accident and Environmental Risk: A Survey of Fukushima Residents
The Fukushima nuclear accident caused by an earthquake and a subsequent tsunami on March 11, 2011 has seriously impacted the environment surrounding the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. While all the residents near the plant were evacuated from the
Takeshi Miyawaki, Shinya Sasaoka
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Background After a disaster, it is essential to maintain the health care supply levels to minimize the health impact on vulnerable populations. During the 2011 Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant accident, hospitals within a 20 km radius were forced to
Makoto Yoshida +8 more
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Assessing the effect of topography on Cs-137 concentrations within forested soils due to the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant accident, Japan [PDF]
Topographic effects on Cs-137 concentrations in a forested area were quantitatively examined using 58 soil core samples collected in a village in Fukushima, Japan, which was directly impacted by the radioactive plume emitted during the 2011 Fukushima ...
M. Yasumiishi +4 more
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