Contamination by chemicals from the environment is a major global food safety issue,
posing a serious threat to human health. These chemicals belong to many groups, including …

The environmental impacts of the nuclear accidents of Chernobyl and Fukushima are
compared. In almost every respect, the consequences of the Chernobyl accident clearly …

The events that followed the Tohoku earthquake and tsunami on March 11, 2011, included
the loss of power and overheating at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plants, which led …

Radiation exposure causes cancer and non-cancer health effects, each of which differs
greatly in the shape of the dose–response curve, latency, persistency, recurrence, curability …

In environmental monitoring campaigns for anthropogenic radionuclides released in the
course of the Fukushima nuclear accident (2011), most focus had been on gamma-emitting …

Japan's plan to dump nuclear wastewater into the sea has generated a tremendous amount
of discussion on social media due to the potential wide-ranging impact. To our knowledge …

In an unprecedented food monitoring campaign for radionuclides, the Japanese government
took action to secure food safety after the Fukushima nuclear accident (Mar. 11, 2011). In …

Abstract The Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant accident of March 11 2011 led to a
significant release of radionuclides in the environment. More than 99% of the release activity …

Radiation dose rates were evaluated in three areas neighboring a restricted area within a 20-
to 50-km radius of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant in August–September 2012 …

Since the discovery of radioactivity in 1895, ionising radiation has become an increasingly
prominent part of modern life. Here, we explore the diverse modes of interaction that occur …