Alcohol concentration in the expiration of a subjective person after drinking was examined. Beer, Japanese sake, red wine and shochu were adopted as the alcoholic subjects. The sensor outputs after 1 hour and 2 hours of drinking were adopted in the technique. The concentration grade was indicated using three metal-oxide odor sensors. It became obvious that the alcoholic component in the expiration could remain over 3 hours after drinking. Japanese elderly people mostly prefer beer and sake according to a questionnaire survey which was carried out for the aged, and the number of people was 68. The survey was carried out by a mail correspondence method. The number of males was 37 and the female number was 31. Many persons who received the questionnaire preferred beer and sake to whiskey and wine. In this study, the sensor-output characteristic as a function of passage of time after drinking sake was investigated and the suitable amount could be indicated by a developed technique. This means an amount of alcohol from which the subject feels refreshment of mind and body. In the questionnaire, it became obvious that 61% of aged men habitually drunk and 18% of females drunk. Women also preferred wine, plum liquor and shochu cocktails. This system was developed to survey the aged life style and identify whether they drunk moderately or not. And it can be also applicable to health monitoring for the elderly person.
{"title":"Breath odor characteristics after drinking alcoholic beverages and health monitoring.","authors":"T. Oyabu","doi":"10.2495/EHR110151","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2495/EHR110151","url":null,"abstract":"Alcohol concentration in the expiration of a subjective person after drinking was examined. Beer, Japanese sake, red wine and shochu were adopted as the alcoholic subjects. The sensor outputs after 1 hour and 2 hours of drinking were adopted in the technique. The concentration grade was indicated using three metal-oxide odor sensors. It became obvious that the alcoholic component in the expiration could remain over 3 hours after drinking. Japanese elderly people mostly prefer beer and sake according to a questionnaire survey which was carried out for the aged, and the number of people was 68. The survey was carried out by a mail correspondence method. The number of males was 37 and the female number was 31. Many persons who received the questionnaire preferred beer and sake to whiskey and wine. In this study, the sensor-output characteristic as a function of passage of time after drinking sake was investigated and the suitable amount could be indicated by a developed technique. This means an amount of alcohol from which the subject feels refreshment of mind and body. In the questionnaire, it became obvious that 61% of aged men habitually drunk and 18% of females drunk. Women also preferred wine, plum liquor and shochu cocktails. This system was developed to survey the aged life style and identify whether they drunk moderately or not. And it can be also applicable to health monitoring for the elderly person.","PeriodicalId":370021,"journal":{"name":"WIT Transactions on Biomedicine and Health","volume":"16 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-07-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121247300","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
In the printing industry, volatile organic compounds main sources are the uses of organic solvents, fountain solutions and cleaning agents. Nowadays, one circumstance which might confuse the exposure reality is that the majority of solvents which are often used have a faint odour. Therefore, the conditions at offset printing in regard to solvent exposure may seem acceptable to workers. Fortunately, general ventilation and local exhaust systems have also become more common, and new printing machines, often with automatic cleaning, have entered the market. The health effects of volatile organic solvents are dependent on the chemicals involved but, normally, are associated with affecting the nervous system, the liver and also the kidneys. The purpose of this study was to document the conditions regarding exposure to volatile organic compounds in an offset printing unit and to permit identify task with higher exposure and with priority for preventive measures application. Exposure assessment was done before and after installation of general ventilation and local exhaust equipments and during printing and cleaning procedure. It was use portable VOCs measurement equipment with real-time measurements (MultiRAE, RAE Systems model) that allowed identify task with higher exposure. The need and appropriateness of ventilation introduction is measured by the significant statistically difference (p<.001) in the concentration results before
{"title":"Occupational exposure to volatile organic compounds in the Portuguese printing industry","authors":"S. Viegas","doi":"10.2495/EHR110211","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2495/EHR110211","url":null,"abstract":"In the printing industry, volatile organic compounds main sources are the uses of organic solvents, fountain solutions and cleaning agents. Nowadays, one circumstance which might confuse the exposure reality is that the majority of solvents which are often used have a faint odour. Therefore, the conditions at offset printing in regard to solvent exposure may seem acceptable to workers. Fortunately, general ventilation and local exhaust systems have also become more common, and new printing machines, often with automatic cleaning, have entered the market. The health effects of volatile organic solvents are dependent on the chemicals involved but, normally, are associated with affecting the nervous system, the liver and also the kidneys. The purpose of this study was to document the conditions regarding exposure to volatile organic compounds in an offset printing unit and to permit identify task with higher exposure and with priority for preventive measures application. Exposure assessment was done before and after installation of general ventilation and local exhaust equipments and during printing and cleaning procedure. It was use portable VOCs measurement equipment with real-time measurements (MultiRAE, RAE Systems model) that allowed identify task with higher exposure. The need and appropriateness of ventilation introduction is measured by the significant statistically difference (p<.001) in the concentration results before","PeriodicalId":370021,"journal":{"name":"WIT Transactions on Biomedicine and Health","volume":"7 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-07-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"117284482","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
A survey was conducted on workers involved in the remediation of a large, chemically contaminated site in Sydney, Australia. Workers were monitored for chlorinated dioxin and furan congeners in blood lipids over a two year period. Baseline levels of blood dioxins in workers starting at the site were similar to background dioxin levels in Australians (below 10 pg/g blood lipids). An action level of double the background levels (20 pg/g blood lipids) was used as an occupational health limit. As time progressed, blood lipid levels in workers increased, with the most likely source being exposure while working at the site. While levels of most congeners remain relatively even, most striking was the proportion of tetrachloro-congeners in exposed workers, which increased steadily. Worker exposure was above the action level in a small number of workers; these workers were transferred to other projects where the potential for dioxin exposure was absent. The role of congener profiling in occupational biological monitoring may provide additional information on workplace exposure to dioxins and related compounds.
{"title":"Dioxins in remediation workers","authors":"C. Winder, G. Smith","doi":"10.2495/EHR110221","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2495/EHR110221","url":null,"abstract":"A survey was conducted on workers involved in the remediation of a large, chemically contaminated site in Sydney, Australia. Workers were monitored for chlorinated dioxin and furan congeners in blood lipids over a two year period. Baseline levels of blood dioxins in workers starting at the site were similar to background dioxin levels in Australians (below 10 pg/g blood lipids). An action level of double the background levels (20 pg/g blood lipids) was used as an occupational health limit. As time progressed, blood lipid levels in workers increased, with the most likely source being exposure while working at the site. While levels of most congeners remain relatively even, most striking was the proportion of tetrachloro-congeners in exposed workers, which increased steadily. Worker exposure was above the action level in a small number of workers; these workers were transferred to other projects where the potential for dioxin exposure was absent. The role of congener profiling in occupational biological monitoring may provide additional information on workplace exposure to dioxins and related compounds.","PeriodicalId":370021,"journal":{"name":"WIT Transactions on Biomedicine and Health","volume":"3 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-07-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132484706","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
An unstable oscillatory platform can be used as a simple measuring instrument for modelling balancing capacity. We sought to determine the effects of (1) lateral dominance, (2) body mass, (3) body height and (4) the direction of perturbation on the Lehr’s damping ratio for characterizing the balancing ability of 80 healthy young participants on an unstable oscillatory platform. Tests were performed while standing on both limbs and on one limb (dominant or nondominant), and the direction of oscillation was anterior-posterior and mediallateral. The healthy patients were divided into four groups based on body height and into five groups based on body mass. The average value of the Lehr’s damping ratio was significantly smaller for participants standing on their nondominant limb compared to their standing on both limbs or on the dominant limb. The largest difference of the Lehr’s damping ratio was 0.014 (2.5%) comparing the groups with different body mass, and it was 0.012 (2.1%) comparing the groups with different body height. A weak correlation was found between the Lehr’s damping ratio and body mass (r=0.14) and between the Lehr’s damping ratio and body height (r=0.19). There was a significant difference when comparing the Lehr’s damping ratio determined from oscillation in the anterior-posterior direction to the Lehr’s damping ratio determined from oscillation in the medial-lateral direction (p<0.008). Based in our results the
{"title":"Do lateral dominance, body mass, body height and direction of perturbation influence the lehr's damping ratio, which characterizes the balancing ability on an unstable oscillatory platform?","authors":"R. Kiss","doi":"10.2495/EHR110321","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2495/EHR110321","url":null,"abstract":"An unstable oscillatory platform can be used as a simple measuring instrument for modelling balancing capacity. We sought to determine the effects of (1) lateral dominance, (2) body mass, (3) body height and (4) the direction of perturbation on the Lehr’s damping ratio for characterizing the balancing ability of 80 healthy young participants on an unstable oscillatory platform. Tests were performed while standing on both limbs and on one limb (dominant or nondominant), and the direction of oscillation was anterior-posterior and mediallateral. The healthy patients were divided into four groups based on body height and into five groups based on body mass. The average value of the Lehr’s damping ratio was significantly smaller for participants standing on their nondominant limb compared to their standing on both limbs or on the dominant limb. The largest difference of the Lehr’s damping ratio was 0.014 (2.5%) comparing the groups with different body mass, and it was 0.012 (2.1%) comparing the groups with different body height. A weak correlation was found between the Lehr’s damping ratio and body mass (r=0.14) and between the Lehr’s damping ratio and body height (r=0.19). There was a significant difference when comparing the Lehr’s damping ratio determined from oscillation in the anterior-posterior direction to the Lehr’s damping ratio determined from oscillation in the medial-lateral direction (p<0.008). Based in our results the","PeriodicalId":370021,"journal":{"name":"WIT Transactions on Biomedicine and Health","volume":"12 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-07-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126850892","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
This study describes the results of a survey carried out in Mashhad, Iran. The survey was designed using choice-modeling techniques and intended to discover what valuation Mashhad residents placed on air pollution and the abatement of air pollution. The survey results were analyzed using a nested logit (NL) model. This analysis then allowed a consideration of the improvements in household welfare that might be expected under different scenarios of air pollution control. Researchers sampled two populations: inhabitants of areas with high air pollution and inhabitants of areas of moderate pollution. The results indicated that the inhabitants of the areas suffering the worst air pollution had the highest willingness to pay (WTP) for a reduction in pollution.
{"title":"A choice experiment approach to the valuation of air pollution in Mashhad, Iran","authors":"M. Ghorbani, S. Kulshreshtha, A. Firozzarea","doi":"10.2495/EHR110041","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2495/EHR110041","url":null,"abstract":"This study describes the results of a survey carried out in Mashhad, Iran. The survey was designed using choice-modeling techniques and intended to discover what valuation Mashhad residents placed on air pollution and the abatement of air pollution. The survey results were analyzed using a nested logit (NL) model. This analysis then allowed a consideration of the improvements in household welfare that might be expected under different scenarios of air pollution control. Researchers sampled two populations: inhabitants of areas with high air pollution and inhabitants of areas of moderate pollution. The results indicated that the inhabitants of the areas suffering the worst air pollution had the highest willingness to pay (WTP) for a reduction in pollution.","PeriodicalId":370021,"journal":{"name":"WIT Transactions on Biomedicine and Health","volume":"54 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-07-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124056446","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
This paper explores environmental and behavioral interactions that facilitate human exposure to the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1/A virus (termed bird flu or H5N1 throughout this document) in Egypt. The approach used in this research integrates public health and anthropological methods to assess environmental and behavioral interactions that facilitate human exposure to bird flu. Four key elements of the H5N1 eco-biosociocultural model were identified: (1) the subsidized natural environment; (2) the built environment; (3) the socio-political and economic environment; and, (4) the cultural environment. Analysis of these elements resulted in development of an eco-biosociocultural disease model for H5N1 that addresses health disparities by incorporating the built and subsidized natural environments integrated with associated cultural beliefs, knowledge, and behaviors. Our results suggest that the disparate incidence and mortality pattern of H5N1 in Egypt is likely affected by increased exposure opportunities among women and children resulting from lack of knowledge, traditional daily activities, poultry practices, and child-rearing activities. Despite community based health education efforts, knowledge about poultry diseases and H5N1 transmission are not well understood among Egyptian women. In the absence of a perceived immediate bird flu threat, this research suggests that women tend to maintain traditional behaviors. The H5N1 epidemiologic footprint in Egypt differs from other countries, but the lessons learned provide a basis for health education action that may be transferable to other venues.
{"title":"Eco-biosociocultural H5N1 disease model in Egypt","authors":"S. L. Wilson, N. Oushy","doi":"10.2495/EHR110231","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2495/EHR110231","url":null,"abstract":"This paper explores environmental and behavioral interactions that facilitate human exposure to the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1/A virus (termed bird flu or H5N1 throughout this document) in Egypt. The approach used in this research integrates public health and anthropological methods to assess environmental and behavioral interactions that facilitate human exposure to bird flu. Four key elements of the H5N1 eco-biosociocultural model were identified: (1) the subsidized natural environment; (2) the built environment; (3) the socio-political and economic environment; and, (4) the cultural environment. Analysis of these elements resulted in development of an eco-biosociocultural disease model for H5N1 that addresses health disparities by incorporating the built and subsidized natural environments integrated with associated cultural beliefs, knowledge, and behaviors. Our results suggest that the disparate incidence and mortality pattern of H5N1 in Egypt is likely affected by increased exposure opportunities among women and children resulting from lack of knowledge, traditional daily activities, poultry practices, and child-rearing activities. Despite community based health education efforts, knowledge about poultry diseases and H5N1 transmission are not well understood among Egyptian women. In the absence of a perceived immediate bird flu threat, this research suggests that women tend to maintain traditional behaviors. The H5N1 epidemiologic footprint in Egypt differs from other countries, but the lessons learned provide a basis for health education action that may be transferable to other venues.","PeriodicalId":370021,"journal":{"name":"WIT Transactions on Biomedicine and Health","volume":"39 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-07-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121914123","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Numerical evaluation of two methods to calculate slope and intercept of endsystolic pressure-volume relation (ESPVR) in the left ventricle is presented. The mathematical formalism is based on results previously published in which the active force of the myocardium (also called isovolumic pressure Piso) is introduced in the formalism describing the pressure-volume relation (PVR) in the left ventricle. The numerical calculation is simple and can be easily implemented in routine clinical work, only the ventricular pressure Pm near endsystole needs to be estimated. A thick-walled cylindrical model contracting symmetrically is assumed for the left ventricle.
{"title":"Numerical evaluation of the slope and intercept of end-systolic pressure-volume relation","authors":"R. Shoucri","doi":"10.2495/EHR110291","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2495/EHR110291","url":null,"abstract":"Numerical evaluation of two methods to calculate slope and intercept of endsystolic pressure-volume relation (ESPVR) in the left ventricle is presented. The mathematical formalism is based on results previously published in which the active force of the myocardium (also called isovolumic pressure Piso) is introduced in the formalism describing the pressure-volume relation (PVR) in the left ventricle. The numerical calculation is simple and can be easily implemented in routine clinical work, only the ventricular pressure Pm near endsystole needs to be estimated. A thick-walled cylindrical model contracting symmetrically is assumed for the left ventricle.","PeriodicalId":370021,"journal":{"name":"WIT Transactions on Biomedicine and Health","volume":"15 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-07-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129771553","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Understanding the fluid-structure interaction and fluid dynamics downstream of an obstruction is crucial in the design and fabrication of devices that find application in both medicine and industry. It is known that the fluid flow patterns downstream of an obstruction may be very complex and are three dimensional, including the formation of vortices, recirculating flow, flow separation and the onset of turbulence. The development of any such pattern of flow might be detrimental to the optimal performance of the flow system. In this work we have used the magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) technique to investigate flow dynamics downstream of an artificial heart valve. MRI is a naturally threedimensional, non-invasive technique that finds application in clinical, biomedical research and materials research. It has the capability to visualize the internal structure of materials and also to quantify mass transport properties. In this in vitro study, we have measured the turbulent diffusivity and velocity downstream of the valve in two configurations (fully opened and partially opened). Our particular implementation of the MRI measurement (known as SPRITE imaging) is unusually robust to fast turbulent flows and has been demonstrated effective at Reynolds numbers on the order 10 5 , much higher than possible with most conventional, clinical MRI techniques. The results showed a low turbulent diffusivity downstream of the fully opened valve configuration, while the turbulent diffusivity is higher downstream of the partially opened valve coupled with a high-velocity fluid jet and recirculating flow. There are distinct
{"title":"MRI: a tool for measuring turbulent intensities in flow systems","authors":"O. Adegbite, L. Kadem, B. Newling","doi":"10.2495/EHR110411","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2495/EHR110411","url":null,"abstract":"Understanding the fluid-structure interaction and fluid dynamics downstream of an obstruction is crucial in the design and fabrication of devices that find application in both medicine and industry. It is known that the fluid flow patterns downstream of an obstruction may be very complex and are three dimensional, including the formation of vortices, recirculating flow, flow separation and the onset of turbulence. The development of any such pattern of flow might be detrimental to the optimal performance of the flow system. In this work we have used the magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) technique to investigate flow dynamics downstream of an artificial heart valve. MRI is a naturally threedimensional, non-invasive technique that finds application in clinical, biomedical research and materials research. It has the capability to visualize the internal structure of materials and also to quantify mass transport properties. In this in vitro study, we have measured the turbulent diffusivity and velocity downstream of the valve in two configurations (fully opened and partially opened). Our particular implementation of the MRI measurement (known as SPRITE imaging) is unusually robust to fast turbulent flows and has been demonstrated effective at Reynolds numbers on the order 10 5 , much higher than possible with most conventional, clinical MRI techniques. The results showed a low turbulent diffusivity downstream of the fully opened valve configuration, while the turbulent diffusivity is higher downstream of the partially opened valve coupled with a high-velocity fluid jet and recirculating flow. There are distinct","PeriodicalId":370021,"journal":{"name":"WIT Transactions on Biomedicine and Health","volume":"16 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-07-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131432686","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
In the present study, the potential mutagenic effects of a packaging system for food containing oxygen absorbers was evaluated on a popular sweet bakery product (glazed doughnuts) stored at 20oC along its extended self life by using the Salmonella typhimurium His - test with the tester strains TA98, TA100, TA1535 and TA1537 and Escherichia coli Trp
{"title":"Study of mutagenic effects of a packaging system with oxygen absorbers on sweet bakery products","authors":"R. Sueiro, M. J. Garrido, M. Araujo","doi":"10.2495/EHR110191","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2495/EHR110191","url":null,"abstract":"In the present study, the potential mutagenic effects of a packaging system for food containing oxygen absorbers was evaluated on a popular sweet bakery product (glazed doughnuts) stored at 20oC along its extended self life by using the Salmonella typhimurium His - test with the tester strains TA98, TA100, TA1535 and TA1537 and Escherichia coli Trp","PeriodicalId":370021,"journal":{"name":"WIT Transactions on Biomedicine and Health","volume":"16 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-07-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115546019","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
In this paper, we examine how over the past twenty five years the nuclear industry has used various strategies to diminish or remove any environmental health risks that emanate from its practice and activities. Using both industry and critical website materials, we demonstrate how risk is removed by emphasizing its own safety culture in a complex process, its ‘clean energy’ credentials, its role in producing national energy options, close co-operation with its regulators, the ignorance of its critics, the suppression of opposing views and a narrowing risk assessment approach to potential environmental and health hazards. We suggest that the same strategies will be used after the recent Japanese nuclear disaster.
{"title":"Breaking the connections: reducing and removing environmental health risk in the Canadian nuclear power industry","authors":"J. Eyles, Jana Fried","doi":"10.2495/EHR110061","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2495/EHR110061","url":null,"abstract":"In this paper, we examine how over the past twenty five years the nuclear industry has used various strategies to diminish or remove any environmental health risks that emanate from its practice and activities. Using both industry and critical website materials, we demonstrate how risk is removed by emphasizing its own safety culture in a complex process, its ‘clean energy’ credentials, its role in producing national energy options, close co-operation with its regulators, the ignorance of its critics, the suppression of opposing views and a narrowing risk assessment approach to potential environmental and health hazards. We suggest that the same strategies will be used after the recent Japanese nuclear disaster.","PeriodicalId":370021,"journal":{"name":"WIT Transactions on Biomedicine and Health","volume":"242 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-07-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123989181","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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