The article provides an overview of the environmental health impacts of the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami in Japan, focusing on infrastructure damage, radiation release from the Fukushima nuclear plant, and widespread contamination of water, food, and air. It highlights the interconnectedness of environmental health areas such as water quality, food safety, toxicology, and infectious diseases, with long-term effects expected due to nuclear contamination and infrastructure destruction. The disaster underscored the importance of disaster preparedness and the management of radiological risks.
The article provides an overview of the environmental health impacts of the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami in Japan, focusing on infrastructure damage, radiation release from the Fukushima nuclear plant, and widespread contamination of water, food, and air. It highlights the interconnectedness of environmental health areas such as water quality, food safety, toxicology, and infectious diseases, with long-term effects expected due to nuclear contamination and infrastructure destruction. The disaster underscored the importance of disaster preparedness and the management of radiological risks.