Institute for the Study of the Environment, Sustainability, & Energy and School of Nursing & Health Studies, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, Illinois 60115, United States.
Environ Sci Technol. 2012 Apr 3;46(7):3618-24. doi: 10.1021/es300055m. Epub 2012 Mar 21.
The compounded impacts of the catastrophes that resulted from the Great East Japan Earthquake have emphasized the need to develop strategies to respond to multiple types and sources of contamination. In Japan, earthquake and tsunami-generated waste were found to have elevated levels of metals/metalloids (e.g., mercury, arsenic, and lead) with separation and sorting more difficult for tsunami-generated waste as opposed to earthquake-generated waste. Radiation contamination superimposed on these disaster wastes has made it particularly difficult to manage the ultimate disposal resulting in delays in waste management. Work is needed to develop policies a priori for handling wastes from combined catastrophes such as those recently observed in Japan.
由东日本大地震引发的灾难的综合影响强调了需要制定应对多种类型和来源污染的策略。在日本，发现地震和海啸产生的废物中金属/类金属（例如汞、砷和铅）的含量较高，而海啸产生的废物比地震产生的废物更难分离和分类。这些灾害废物上叠加的辐射污染使得管理最终处置变得特别困难，导致废物管理延迟。需要开展工作，预先制定政策，以处理最近在日本观察到的综合灾难产生的废物。
