Epidemiologic Methods Lessons Learned from Environmental Public Health Disasters: Chernobyl, the World Trade Center, Bhopal, and Graniteville, South Carolina
| Autor: | Timothy A. Mousseau, Erik R. Svendsen, Marina Naboka, Venkata Ramana Dhara, Shao Lin, Charles L. Bennett, Jennifer R. Runkle |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2012 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
accidents and injuries South Carolina Health Toxicology and Mutagenesis education Bhopal Accidental Release Poison control environmental health lcsh:Medicine 010501 environmental sciences Chernobyl Nuclear Accident History 21st Century 01 natural sciences Suicide prevention Article Occupational safety and health Disasters 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine chemical safety Hazardous waste Environmental health Political science medicine Animals Humans 030212 general & internal medicine 0105 earth and related environmental sciences Public health lcsh:R Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Disaster recovery History 20th Century epidemiology occupational health 3. Good health 13. Climate action September 11 Terrorist Attacks Epidemiologic Methods |
| Zdroj: | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol 9, Iss 8, Pp 2894-2909 (2012) International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health; Volume 9; Issue 8; Pages: 2894-2909 International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health |
| ISSN: | 1660-4601 |
| Popis: | Background: Environmental public health disasters involving hazardous contaminants may have devastating effects. While much is known about their immediate devastation, far less is known about long-term impacts of these disasters. Extensive latent and chronic long-term public health effects may occur. Careful evaluation of contaminant exposures and long-term health outcomes within the constraints imposed by limited financial resources is essential. Methods: Here, we review epidemiologic methods lessons learned from conducting long-term evaluations of four environmental public health disasters involving hazardous contaminants at Chernobyl, the World Trade Center, Bhopal, and Graniteville (South Carolina, USA). Findings: We found several lessons learned which have direct implications for the on-going disaster recovery work following the Fukushima radiation disaster or for future disasters. Interpretation: These lessons should prove useful in understanding and mitigating latent health effects that may result from the nuclear reactor accident in Japan or future environmental public health disasters. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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