Environment management and health risks of soil erosion gullies in São Luís (Brazil) and their potential remediation using palm-leaf geotextiles

Environmental Health Risk III ◽

10.2495/ehr050461 ◽

2005 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

A. Guerra ◽

M. Marcal ◽

H. Polivanov ◽

R. Sathler ◽

J. Mendonça ◽

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Keyword(s):

Soil Erosion ◽

Health Risks ◽

Environment Management ◽

Palm Leaf

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Association of Anxiety over Radiation Exposure and Acquisition of Knowledge Regarding Occupational Health Management in Operation Leader Candidates of Radioactivity Decontamination Workers in Fukushima, Japan: A Cross-Sectional Study

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ◽

10.3390/ijerph17010228 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 17 (1) ◽

pp. 228 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Tomoo Hidaka ◽

Takeyasu Kakamu ◽

Shota Endo ◽

Hideaki Kasuga ◽

Yusuke Masuishi ◽

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Keyword(s):

Radiation Exposure ◽

Health Risks ◽

Health Management ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Working Environment ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Environment Management ◽

Accurate Knowledge ◽

Before And After

An operation leader (OL) of radioactivity decontamination workers is required by law to have accurate knowledge of occupational health management (OHM) such as working environment management, control of operations, and health management as a field supervisor in Japan. The purpose of the current study is to examine the association between anxiety over radiation exposure and the possession/acquisition of the OHM knowledge required for OLs. In this cross-sectional study, data were collected before and after training sessions held by Fukushima Prefecture Labor Standard Associations in Fukushima, Japan, in 2017. Eighty-seven males who completed the questionnaires were enrolled to this study. As a result, acquisition of knowledge of working environment management was significantly associated with an increase of anxiety over radiation exposure after the session comparing the situation before and after the session (knowledge possession; odds ratio = 4.489; 95% confidence interval = 1.216, 16.571). In conclusion, acquisition of accurate knowledge of how to manage working environment management was associated with anxiety over radiation exposure. Although acquisition of said knowledge may contribute to the reduction of physical health risks, it may increase mental health risks. Both mental health support for OLs with accurate knowledge and educational support for those without accurate knowledge are required.

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