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ArticleEnvironmental health and preventive medicine2022

Conflict-related environmental damages on health: lessons learned from the past wars and ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Kouji H Harada, Sani Rachman Soleman, Jeremy Sea Meng Ang, Antoine P Trzcinski

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Article in Environmental health and preventive medicine, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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4 authors.

Kouji H HaradaDepartment of Health and Environmental Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7319-123X
Sani Rachman SolemanDepartment of Health and Environmental Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine.
Jeremy Sea Meng AngDepartment of Health and Environmental Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine.
Antoine P TrzcinskiDepartment of Health and Environmental Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

On 24 February 2022, Russian military forces invaded Ukraine. The fighting has already caused unimaginable conditions and millions of people were forced to flee their homes. For decades, conflicts have been linked to environmental pollution, exposure to radioactivity and heavy metals as well as infectious diseases. The invasion may cause specific environmental risks, like the release of radioactive substances from nuclear power plants and contaminated soils. Because international collaboration is one of the most effective ways to address environmental problems, it is critical to establish scientific bodies within a global framework to identify concrete actions and tangible measures to provide immediate assistance to citizens. This commentary discusses the above issues from lessons learned from the past wars and the way forward in the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

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Metals, HeavyMilitary PersonnelHumansRussiaUkraineMetals, HeavyConflictsCOVID-19Environmental impactsHealth risksUkraine

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PMID36058871
PMCPMC9510052

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