Background: The radionuclides released by the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant (FDNPP) accident 9 years ago are still being monitored various research teams and Japanese government. Comparison of different surveys’ results could help evaluate exposure doses mechanism radiocesium behavior in urban environment area. In this study, we clarified relationship between land use temporal changes a...

Low-level Radiation Harmed Humans Near Three Mile Island Wing et al. (1) analyze data from the area nearest the Three Mile Island nuclear installation, showing elevated cancer incidence rates 5 years after the 1979 accident. Wing et al. refute earlier assumptions that lowlevel radioactive emissions from the accident were too minute to produce observable effects (2). The critical analysis by Win...

car manufacturing industry accident’s rates from three major companies are analyzed. totally 1325 accidents with 4 cases of fatality were recorded. accident rates per 100 full-time workers have gradually increased from 5.3 to 8.7 during 3 years of study. most of the accidents occurred during the primary hours of the work, strains and sprains represented the most frequently occurring type of inj...

AIMS To evaluate the effects of changes in aggregate alcohol consumption on overall accident mortality in 14 western European countries after 1950, and to compare traditional beer, wine, and spirits countries with respect to the impact of alcohol. DESIGN, SETTING AND PARTICIPANTS The countries were sorted into three groups--traditional spirits countries of northern Europe, traditional beer co...

This study aims to identify influencing factors of traffic accidents in Japanese major road through factor analysis and regression analysis for each accident type, considering their characteristics of rare event. The database consists of 5-year accident record and relevant road traffic condition data in major road sections in Aichi Prefecture which includes the third largest conurbation area of...