Physicists are detecting radioactivity arriving in Seattle from Japanese nuclear reactors damaged in a tsunami following a mammoth earthquake, but the levels are far below what would pose a threat to human health.
University at Buffalo radiation expert, Alan H. Lockwood, MD, professor of neurology and nuclear medicine is available to discuss human health effects of radiation. Six weeks after the Chernobyl accident, he examined survivors at a Moscow hospital. For more UB faculty expertise, go to the UB Faculty Experts blog: http://ubfacultyexperts.buffalo.edu/
In light of the ongoing nuclear crisis in Japan, the American College of Radiology (ACR) has several radiation experts available for media interviews.
Hirokazu Miyazaki is a professor of Anthropology at Cornell University and studies the social science of hope in Japan. He offers insight on the recent natural disaster in his native country.
The University of Denver has several experts available to discuss various disaster issues in Japan.
Predicting what happens to radioactive materials released by Japan's crippled nuclear plants is even more difficult than forecasting the weather, and depends on several key factors, University of Maryland atmospheric scientists say. They’re preparing daily long-range projections of air ‘parcel’ movements from Fukushima, and posting them online.
The University of Chicago has numerous experts who can comment on the scientific, social, political and cultural dimensions of the ongoing crisis in Japan. Our news officers can assist reporters looking for help with stories on nuclear science, radiation exposure, geology, as well as Japanese culture, law, politics, religion and history.
What happens to radioactive material released from Japan is more difficult to predict than the weather, depending on several factors, explain University of Maryland atmospheric scientists. “Projected air mass patterns vary dramatically daily, and it’s these changing conditions that control radiation dispersal,” says researcher Tim Canty.
The growing concern surrounding the release of radiation from an earthquake and tsunami-stricken nuclear complex in Japan has raised fears of radiation exposure to populations in North America from the potential plume of radioactivity crossing the Pacific Ocean. To help Americans understand their radiation-related health risks, the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE), the American Thyroid Association (ATA), The Endocrine Society and the Society of Nuclear Medicine (SNM) issued a joint statement.
These University of Washington experts are available for reporters to contact in the wake of the massive Japan earthquake of March 11 and resulting tsunami and nuclear crisis.
UAB Pathology professor explains while levels of radiation at Fukushima have gotten high this week, it's effects aren't as bad as those from the Chernobyl accident.
As the crisis in Japan continues to unfold, Andrew Rucks, Ph.D., associate professor of public health at UAB and investigator in the South Central Center for Public Health Preparedness at UAB and Tulane, says response management and coordination will be major issues for the Japanese government.
Western Illinois University's unique emergency management program prepares future emergency management professionals with practical field-study opportunities. Students in the program will participate in the Dept. of Homeland Security/FEMA National Level Exercise this May that will simulate the aftermath of a sizable earthquake in the New Madrid seismic zone.
In wake of the nuclear crisis in Japan, the American College of Radiology (ACR) has several radiation experts available for media interviews.
Reactor problems at Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant could lead to exposure to large amounts of radioactivity, which can be lethal to humans and has long-term health consequences.
From radiation safety to economic impact, The University of South Carolina Media Relations Office has prepared a list of faculty experts who can discuss various aspects of the Japan crisis.
If you’re seeking an expert to discuss the increased public demand for potassium iodide in the wake of response to nuclear reactor problems in Japan, Glenn Braunstein, M.D., is available for interviews. Dr. Braunstein is Chair of the Department of Medicine and director of the Thyroid Cancer Center at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, and is an experienced on-air and print interview.
Airborne radiation from a meltdown at Japanese nuclear plants poses no immediate risk to the continental United States, say University of Maryland public health and atmospheric scientists. Drawing on research from Chernobyl, they add that for most Japanese, the long term risk may lie in ingestion of milk, as well as direct exposure to contaminated soil.
A fresh look at the safety systems for current and future nuclear power plants may be the silver lining in the current crisis involving nuclear reactors damaged in the March 11 earthquake and tsunami that struck Japan. Physicist Robert J. McTaggart, the coordinator of nuclear education at South Dakota State University, is available to discuss the safety and future design considerations of nuclear power plants.
Jeanette A Linder, M.D., Chief, Department of Radiation Oncology at the Alvin and Lois Lapidus Cancer Institute at LifeBridge Health is an expert on radiation exposure, management of exposure and early and late effects of radiation. Linder is also knowledgeable in decontamination and basic disaster preparation and management.
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