Benthic food web structures as an explanation for prolonged ecological half-life of 137Cs in flatfish species in the Fukushima coastal area

Holmerin, Isak; Svensson, Filip; Hirawake, Toru; Ishimaru, Takashi; Ito, Yukari; Kanda, Jun; Nascimento, Francisco J. A.; Bradshaw, Clare

doi:10.1016/j.jenvrad.2022.106844

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“…After a nuclear bomb detonation, water and food distribution should be coordinated by the government. Water and food produced locally need to be controlled via a radiometric analysis to prevent gastric intake of increased radionuclide concentration due to contaminated food or water consumption [31,32]. Active support from the government, local state structures, and experts is necessary to reconstruct and rebuild conditions to live [33] and support for affected populations.…”

Section: Recovery Phasementioning

confidence: 99%

Public Health Decision Making in the Case of the Use of a Nuclear Weapon

Długosz‐Lisiecka

2022

IJERPH

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The current geopolitical situation and the war on Ukraine’s territory generate questions about the possible use of a nuclear weapon and create the need to refresh emergency protective plans for the population. Ensuring the protection of public health is a national responsibility, but the problem is of international size and global scale. Radiological or nuclear disasters need suitable decision making at the right time, which determine large effective radiation protection activities to ensure public health is protected, reduce fatalities, radiation disease, and other effects. In this study, a simulation of a single nuclear weapon detonation with an explosion yield of 0.3 and 1 Mt was applied for a hypothetical location, to indicate the required decision making and the need to trigger protocols for the protection of the population. The simulated explosion was located in a city center, in a European country, for the estimation of the size of the effects of the explosion and its consequences for public health. Based on the simulation results and knowledge obtained from historical nuclear events, practical suggestions, discussion, a review of the recommendations was conducted, exacerbated by the time constraints of a public health emergency. Making science-based decisions should encompass clear procedures with specific activities triggered immediately based on confirmed information, acquired from active or/and passive warning systems and radiometric specific analysis provided by authorized laboratories. This study has the potential to support the preparedness of decision makers in the event of a disaster or crisis-related emergency for population health management and summarizes the strengths and weaknesses of the current ability to respond.

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Section: Recovery Phasementioning

confidence: 99%