scholarly journals Radioactive contamination and effects on birds after the Fukushima Nuclear Accident II

2015 ◽  
Vol 64 (2) ◽  
pp. 145-146
Author(s):  
Shin MATSUI ◽  
Keisuke UEDA
2012 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 19-22 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kazuhiro Shiba ◽  
Yoji Kitamura ◽  
Takashi Kozaka ◽  
Izumi Uno ◽  
Kikuo Shimizu ◽  
...  

Author(s):  
Catherine Burns ◽  
Anne Cullen ◽  
Kumiko Katayama

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.


Author(s):  
Akiyuki Seki ◽  
Hiroshi Takemiya ◽  
Fumiaki Takahashi ◽  
Kimiaki Saito ◽  
Kei Tanaka ◽  
...  

2013 ◽  
Vol 81 ◽  
pp. 371-373 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wi-Ho Ha ◽  
Jaeryong Yoo ◽  
Seokwon Yoon ◽  
Min-Jeong Pak ◽  
Seyong Park ◽  
...  

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 473-486
Author(s):  
Andrea Malizia ◽  
Andrea Chierici ◽  
Sergio Biancotto ◽  
Marco D’Arienzo ◽  
Gian Marco Ludovici ◽  
...  

Conventional and non-conventional emergencies are among the most important safety and security concerns of the new millennium. Nuclear power and research plants, high-energy particle accelerators, radioactive substances for industrial and medical uses are all considered credible sources of threats both in warfare and in terror scenarios. Estimates of potential radiation releases of radioactive contamination related to these threats are therefore essential in order to prepare and respond to such scenarios. The goal of this paper is to demonstrate that computational modeling codes to simulate transport of radioactivity are extremely valuable to assess expected radiation levels and to improve risk analysis during emergencies helping the emergency planner and the first responders in the first hours of an occurring emergency.


2021 ◽  
pp. 096366252110547
Author(s):  
Joke Kenens ◽  
Michiel Van Oudheusden ◽  
Ine van Hoyweghen ◽  
Nozomi Mizushima

This article explores and discusses understandings of citizen science with members of Japanese citizen radiation measuring organizations who began measuring radioactive contamination in food, soil, air, and human bodies after the 2011 Fukushima nuclear accident. Building on in-depth interviews with organization members and extensive multi-site fieldwork (2018, 2020), the article takes shimin kagaku (citizen science in Japanese) to examine articulations of citizenship and science, while discussing citizen radiation measuring organization activities. Adopting Tsing’s notion of nonscalability, it draws attention to the manifold articulations of citizenship and science, unearthing frictions embedded in Japanese science–society relations. In this way, this article outlines the diversity of notions of citizenship and science, and of citizen participatory practices in science. By bringing nonscalability to bear on an analysis of different articulations of shimin kagaku, this article encourages scientists and public authorities to engage with citizen participatory practices reflexively and responsibly by considering local articulations and knowledges.


2013 ◽  
Vol 33 (3) ◽  
pp. 661-668 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yun Lou ◽  
Ling Wan ◽  
Yongzhong Ma ◽  
Huijuan Li ◽  
Qinghua Meng ◽  
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