EiJ Photo Essay: Kaohsiung City, Taiwan
Photo essay for Kaohsiung City, Taiwan.
Image: Soil Liquefaction Potential Maps, Yunlin County
The surface soil layer with loose soil and water-saturated soil not only has an amplifying effect on ground motions, but also may cause soil liquefaction.
Timeline: Formosa Plastics' Development & Investments
Image: Mk2010, via Wikicommons.
Image: Collage of Yunlin County
This is a collage of photos representing Yunlin County, including photos of the Xingang Fengtian Temple (Beigang), farmland (Dongshih), and
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Sara_NesheiwatThe bibliography shows that there was an extensive amount of research done and that this article truly doesn't encompass most of the findings on this topic. There are studies dated back to the 40s as well as published by world renown experts on the study of disaster and its effects on mental health. There is also a great array of different types of publication types as well. The bibliography clearly shows an intense amount of work that went into putting this research article together.
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Sara_NesheiwatThe report heavily discuss the effect that the radiation had on the people and environment around the plant. Not only is there a deep scientific analysis of the effects that the radiation had on local areas surrounding the plant, but conclusions as well as recommendations for future research as well as recommendations for countermeasures are also suggested and discussed. Health concerns of those exposed to radiation as well as amounts they were exposed to is discussed and measures those can take to counteract and protect themselves in the future.
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Sara_NesheiwatThis article has been cited and referred to in an study published in the Journal of Radiological Protection. It is entitled 'Chernobyl and Fukushima-where are we now?' Written by Richard Wakeford.
http://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/0952-4746/36/2/E1
This paper is also referenced by 9 other papers and is published in numerous oncology related journals.
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