scholarly journals Impact of the Fukushima Nuclear Accident on Belief in Rumors: The Role of Risk Perception and Communication

2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (12) ◽  
pp. 2188 ◽  
Author(s):  
Seoyong Kim ◽  
Sunhee Kim
Keyword(s):  
Risk Perception ◽  
Nuclear Accident ◽  
Fukushima Nuclear Accident ◽  
Risk Perception And Communication

scholarly journals Restoring drinking water acceptance following a waterborne disease outbreak: the role of trust, risk perception, and communication

2013 ◽  
Vol 43 (9) ◽  
pp. 1761-1770 ◽  
Author(s):  
Boyka Bratanova ◽  
Greg Morrison ◽  
Chris Fife-Schaw ◽  
Jonathan Chenoweth ◽  
Mikael Mangold
Keyword(s):  
Drinking Water ◽  
Risk Perception ◽  
Disease Outbreak ◽  
Waterborne Disease ◽  
Risk Perception And Communication

Food Safety Concerns in Tokushima

2020 ◽  
pp. 224-241
Author(s):  
Catherine Burns ◽  
Anne Cullen ◽  
Kumiko Katayama
Keyword(s):  
Food Safety ◽  
Radioactive Contamination ◽  
Nuclear Accident ◽  
Fukushima Nuclear Accident ◽  
Geographical Proximity ◽  
Common View ◽  
Consumer Responses ◽  
Safety Concerns ◽  
The Impact

This chapter offers a qualitative examination of the perceptions of food safety and purchasing practices of members from two consumer co-operatives in contemporary rural Japan. Few studies have focused on the impact of the Fukushima nuclear accident on consumers residing far from contaminated areas. A common view is that geographical proximity and the elapse of time determine the degree of consumer concern about radioactivity: fears diminish with distance and time. However, some scholars argue that distance from Fukushima is exacerbating unfounded fears about radioactive contamination of foods and therefore consumers continue to avoid purchasing Fukushima produce. These 'avoiders' tend to be portrayed in unflattering terms. This study explores a sample of consumer responses to Fukushima produce, sources of trust, and the role of the co-operative.

scholarly journals What were the main sources of sediment and associated radiocesium transported during the heavy 2019 typhoons in rivers draining the main Fukushima radioactive plume, Japan ?

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Olivier Evrard ◽  
Roxanne Durand ◽  
Atsushi Nakao ◽  
J. Patrick Laceby ◽  
Irène Lefèvre ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Nuclear Power ◽  
Nuclear Accident ◽  
Fukushima Nuclear Accident ◽  
Rainfall Erosivity ◽  
Flood Peak ◽  
Sediment Deposits ◽  
Source Contributions ◽  
Subsurface Material ◽  
The Impact

<p>The Fukushima nuclear accident released large quantities of radionuclides into the environment in March 2011 and generated a 3000-km² plume of soils heavily contaminated with Cs-137. Soil erosion in the region mainly takes place during typhoons generally occurring between July and October (Laceby et al., 2016). During these events, rivers draining the main plume may transport large quantities of sediment and radiocesium. Typhoon Hagibis that occurred in October 2019 was the most intense rainfall event affecting the Fukushima region (rainfall range: 77–558 mm) since the nuclear accident in 2011. It led to extensive landsliding and river overflow.</p><p>The impact of this event on sediment sources and Cs-137 contamination was quantified through the implementation of sediment fingerprinting using geochemistry and spectrocolorimetry as potential input properties. The signature of potential source material (including cropland prepared for recultivation after decontamination, forests and subsurface material originating from landslides and channel bank collapse; n=57) was compared with that of sediment deposits collected in the Mano and Niida River catchments late in October 2019. Results show that cropland supplied the main source of sediment (average: 54%) along with forests (41%). In contrast, the contribution of subsurface material (5%) was much lower, likely because landslides and channel bank erosion mainly took place after the flood peak (Evrard et al., 2020). However, this material that deposited at the foot of hillslopes after the typhoon may be mobilized and delivered to the river network by subsequent rainfall events.</p><p>Overall, this flood did not modify the decreasing trend observed in terms of Cs-137 contamination in sediment transiting these rivers between 2011 and 2019. Concentrations in Cs-137 observed in sediment collected in 2019 were on average 84–93% lower than those measured after the accident in 2011. These results demonstrate the effectiveness of decontamination conducted on agricultural and residential soils in the region (Evrard et al., 2019), although the role of forests – that have not been remediated – as a perennial source of sediment and radiocesium in the region remains to be investigated over the longer term.</p><p>References</p><p>Evrard, O., Durand, R., Nakao, A., Patrick Laceby, J., Lefèvre, I., Wakiyama, Y., Hayashi, S., Asanuma-Brice, C. and Cerdan, O., 2020. Impact of the 2019 typhoons on sediment source contributions and radiocesium concentrations in rivers draining the Fukushima radioactive plume, Japan. Comptes Rendus Géoscience, 352(3): 199-211.</p><p>Evrard, O., Laceby, J.P. and Nakao, A., 2019. Effectiveness of landscape decontamination following the Fukushima nuclear accident: a review. SOIL, 5(2): 333-350.</p><p>Laceby, J.P., Chartin, C., Evrard, O., Onda, Y., Garcia-Sanchez, L. and Cerdan, O., 2016. Rainfall erosivity in catchments contaminated with fallout from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant accident. Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, 20(6): 2467-2482.</p><p> </p>

The role of mass spectrometry in radioactive contamination assessment after the Fukushima nuclear accident

2018 ◽  
Vol 33 (4) ◽  
pp. 519-546 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wenting Bu ◽  
Youyi Ni ◽  
Georg Steinhauser ◽  
Wang Zheng ◽  
Jian Zheng ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mass Spectrometry ◽  
Radioactive Contamination ◽  
Nuclear Accident ◽  
Fukushima Nuclear Accident ◽  
Contamination Assessment

The Fukushima nuclear accident caused the release of large amounts of radionuclides into the environment.

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