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War in Europe: health implications of environmental nuclear disaster amidst war
European Journal of Epidemiology ( IF 13.6 ) Pub Date : 2022-04-15 , DOI: 10.1007/s10654-022-00862-9
Jessica E Laine 1, 2
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Recent incidents at nuclear facilities in Ukraine related to the attacks from Russian forces highlight the fragility of nuclear power plants and other nuclear facilities in war and the very real potential for another environmental nuclear disaster and associated health risks in Europe. Nuclear catastrophes from war can occur from radioactive materials released from war threatened nuclear power plants and other nuclear facilities in war zones, in addition to the direct threat from the deployment of nuclear weaponry and can result in immediate and long-term health impacts. Despite historical nuclear catastrophic events, including the Chernobyl nuclear power plant accident and atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and that for more than a century epidemiologists have studied the consequences of radiation exposures, there are still major unanswered questions regarding radiation risks and human health. Epidemiologists will need to continue to quantify the health effects from exposure to environmental radiation, including background radiation, and are able to contribute to conversations about reliance on nuclear energy and alternative energy futures. As a society we are compelled to rethink our ties to nuclear energy, especially with the potential of increasing reliance on nuclear power amid oil and gas crisis and considering climate change, nuclear warfare, including nuclear weapon testing, and the fragility of humanity and health to even low doses of radiation from these and other natural and unnatural sources.



中文翻译:

欧洲战争:战争中环境核灾难对健康的影响

乌克兰最近发生的与俄罗斯军队袭击有关的核设施事件凸显了战争中核电站和其他核设施的脆弱性,以及欧洲再次发生环境核灾难和相关健康风险的真正可能性。除了部署核武器的直接威胁外,战争威胁的核电站和战区其他核设施释放的放射性物质可能会导致战争造成的核灾难,并可能导致直接和长期的健康影响。尽管历史上发生过核灾难事件,包括切尔诺贝利核电站事故以及广岛和长崎的原子弹爆炸,而且一个多世纪以来流行病学家一直在研究辐射暴露的后果,关于辐射风险和人类健康,仍有许多重大问题没有得到解答。流行病学家将需要继续量化暴露于环境辐射(包括背景辐射)对健康的影响,并能够为关于依赖核能和替代能源未来的对话做出贡献。作为一个社会,我们不得不重新考虑我们与核能的关系,尤其是在石油和天然气危机中可能会增加对核能的依赖,并考虑气候变化、核战争,包括核武器试验,以及人类和健康的脆弱性甚至来自这些和其他自然和非自然来源的低剂量辐射。流行病学家将需要继续量化暴露于环境辐射(包括背景辐射)对健康的影响,并能够为关于依赖核能和替代能源未来的对话做出贡献。作为一个社会,我们不得不重新考虑我们与核能的关系,尤其是在石油和天然气危机中可能会增加对核能的依赖,并考虑气候变化、核战争,包括核武器试验,以及人类和健康的脆弱性甚至来自这些和其他自然和非自然来源的低剂量辐射。流行病学家将需要继续量化暴露于环境辐射(包括背景辐射)对健康的影响,并能够为关于依赖核能和替代能源未来的对话做出贡献。作为一个社会,我们不得不重新考虑我们与核能的关系,尤其是在石油和天然气危机中可能会增加对核能的依赖,并考虑气候变化、核战争,包括核武器试验,以及人类和健康的脆弱性甚至来自这些和其他自然和非自然来源的低剂量辐射。

更新日期:2022-04-15
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