The Knowledge and Awareness for Radiocesium Food Monitoring after the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Accident in Nihonmatsu City, Fukushima Prefecture
| Autor: | Nobuaki Kunii, Toshihiro Takatsuji, Akiko Kitamura, Masamine Jimba, Hitoshi Sato, Yukako Komasa, Shinzo Kimura, Maya Sophia Fujimura |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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Health Knowledge
Attitudes Practice Health Toxicology and Mutagenesis lcsh:Medicine Article law.invention 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Japan Radiation Monitoring law Environmental health Nuclear power plant food monitoring Fukushima Nuclear Accident Longitudinal Studies Fukushima Food Contamination Radioactive business.industry lcsh:R Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Internal radiation Radiation Exposure Radiation exposure radiation Increased risk Fukushima daiichi Cesium Radioisotopes 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis Food products Local government Food processing Environmental science business 030217 neurology & neurosurgery |
| Zdroj: | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health Volume 15 Issue 10 International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol 15, Iss 10, p 2289 (2018) |
| ISSN: | 1660-4601 |
| DOI: | 10.3390/ijerph15102289 |
| Popis: | On 11 March 2011, Japan experienced a massive earthquake and tsunami that triggered the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant (FDNPP) accident, resulting in the release of large amounts of cesium-134 and -137 into the atmosphere. In addition to the food radioactivity control in the markets throughout the country, radiocesium concentrations in locally grown foods were voluntarily inspected and the results were shown to the residents by the local government to raise their awareness of the internal radiation contamination risk from low knowledge in Nihonmatsu City, Fukushima Prefecture. In this longitudinal study, local food products for in-home consumption were evaluated by seven different food radioactivity measuring devices in Nihonmatsu City from 2011&ndash 2017. Radiocesium was detected in local foods in Nihonmatsu City even six years after the FDNPP accident. The highest number of products tested was in 2012, with the number steadily decreasing thereafter. Most foods had contamination levels that were within the provisional regulation limits. As edible wild plants and mushrooms continue to possess high radiocesium concentrations, new trends in radioactivity in foods like seeds were discovered. This study highlights that the increased risk of radiation exposure could possibly be due to declining radiation awareness among citizens and food distributors. We recommend the continuation of food monitoring procedures at various points in the food processing line under the responsibility of the government to raise awareness for the reduction of future risks of internal exposure. |
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