World Health Organisation - Advice on radiation issues

The World Health Organisation website provide a useful selection of pages on radiation risks arising from the Japan earthquake.

1. Current risk

http://www.who.int/hac/crises/jpn/faqs/en/index.html

2. Ionising radiation

http://www.who.int/hac/crises/jpn/faqs/en/index1.html

3. Human exposure to ionising radiation

http://www.who.int/hac/crises/jpn/faqs/en/index2.html

4. Travel advice

http://www.who.int/hac/crises/jpn/faqs/en/index3.html

5. Health effects

http://www.who.int/hac/crises/jpn/faqs/en/index4.html

6. Public health actions

http://www.who.int/hac/crises/jpn/faqs/en/index5.html

7. Personal protective measures

http://www.who.int/hac/crises/jpn/faqs/en/index6.html

8. Food safety

http://www.who.int/hac/crises/jpn/faqs/en/index7.html

9. Water contamination

http://www.who.int/hac/crises/jpn/faqs/en/index8.html

10. WHO's response

http://www.who.int/hac/crises/jpn/faqs/en/index9.html

In addition the WHO publishes regular situation reports regarding radiation exposure through air, drinking water and locally grown foodstuffs.

http://www.wpro.who.int/sites/eha/disasters/2011/jpn_earthquake/list.htm

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UK P&I

Date15/04/2011

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