Impacts of Radioactive Contamination of Forest on Life
Shoji Hashimoto, Masabumi Komatsu, Satoru Miura
Abstract
In this chapter, we will look at how radioactive contamination itself and regulations to prevent human exposure to radiation have affected the lives of the people living there and their social and economic activities. In forests, various regulations based on the criteria described in Chap. 5 have been established to reduce internal and external exposure. The impact of these regulations on access to forests, restrictions on the use of timber, wildlife, mushrooms and wild plants, and the effects of these restrictions will be explained, as well as the measures taken.
Topics & Concepts
Radioactive contaminationWildlifeContaminationEnvironmental protectionEnvironmental scienceBusinessEnvironmental planningNatural resource economicsGeographyEcologyEconomicsBiologyRadioactive contamination and transferRadioactivity and Radon MeasurementsNuclear and radioactivity studies