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- W2920787816 abstract "Background and Aims: The catastrophic effects of the Japanese nuclear disaster in 2011 and the British Petroleum disaster in the Gulf of Mexico raise two questions: 1. When does the quest for more energy jeopardize health and wealth? 2. Is a role for epidemiologists in prediction and prevention of such disasters sufficient in the light of the concept of the ecologic footprint? Methods: We review the lessons learned from these disasters as to the role and adequacy of epidemiologists in prediction, prevention and precaution and protection in the light of the concept of the ecologic footprint. Results: These disasters, like all others, were rare, but not random, and had their warning signs, including ignoring worker complaints, lessons from past failures and anticipating linked probabilities from multiple failures. Both Japan and the USA are in the upper quartile of countries in measures of wealth, public health and quality of life as measured by the Human Development Index. But their ecologic footprints are also high. (4 gha per person and 9.5 gha per person). Conclusions: The catastrophic effects of the British Petroleum and Japanese nuclear disasters underscore the case for an obligatory role for epidemiologists and other public health experts in (1) assessing the potential impacts for mass disasters of new technologies and (2) assessing the operation of existing tecnologies. Fail safe systems presuppose an epidemiologic approach based on risk assessment and sentinel early warning signs. Even so, wealthy and relatively healthy countries energy hungry countries (e.g. Japan and US) with very high ecologic footprints may be unsustainable. We ask: does the ever growing world need for cheap energy create driving forces and pressures and high ecologic footprints of disasters which undermine health and wealth?" @default.
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- W2920787816 date "2011-09-13" @default.
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- W2920787816 title "HEALTH, WEALTH, DISASTERS AND ECOLOGIC FOOTPRINTS: TECHNOLOGIC FATIGUE?" @default.
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