英闻天下——359 WHO: Cancer Risk Hikes around Fukushima

 　　A World Health Organization report shows the Fukushima nuclear accident in 2011 is likely to increase the risk of specific cancers for people in polluted areas.

 

　　However, the report predicts no additional risks for other parts in Japan and neighboring countries, including China.

 

　　The report evaluated the cancer risks posed on three age groups, including one-year-old babies, 10-year-old children and 20-year-old adults.

 

　　Maria Neira, director of Public Health and Environment at WHO explains.

 

　　"In these two most affected¹ locations, for leukemia, for instance, lifetime risk what we can predict is that in the sex group of males and infants, we can predict an increase of 7 percent over the baseline risk. For breast cancer, we saw a predicted increase risk of 6 percent for females again for infant females, one-year old."

 

　　The report also shows lifetime risks for leukemia, thyroid cancer and all solid cancers for the emergency workers in the nuke plant are likely to be higher.

 

　　Angelika Tritscher, WHO Coordinator² of Risk Assessment³ and Management said cancer risks from the accident can be neglected for Japan's neighboring countries.

 

　　"The rest of Fukushima prefecture and in particular, neighboring countries and the rest of the world, the estimated increase cancer risk is negligible so it is within the variation of normal background rates."

 

　　The Japanese Environment Ministry⁴ is questioning the WHO report, saying it "is not a chart predicting the future".

 

　　The ministry says it is not confirmed that low-dose radiation of 100 millisieverts or lower has impacts on health.

 

　　A magnitude 9.0 earthquake and ensuing tsunami⁵ in mid-March, 2011 severely⁶ damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant and caused a nuclear leakage⁷.

1 affected   

adj.不自然的，假装的

参考例句：

• She showed an affected interest in our subject.她假装对我们的课题感到兴趣。
• His manners are affected.他的态度不自然。

2 coordinator   

n.协调人

参考例句：

• The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, headed by the Emergency Relief Coordinator, coordinates all UN emergency relief. 联合国人道主义事务协调厅在紧急救济协调员领导下，负责协调联合国的所有紧急救济工作。
• How am I supposed to find the client-relations coordinator? 我怎么才能找到客户关系协调员的办公室？

3 assessment   

n.评价；评估；对财产的估价，被估定的金额

参考例句：

• This is a very perceptive assessment of the situation.这是一个对该情况的极富洞察力的评价。
• What is your assessment of the situation?你对时局的看法如何？

4 ministry   

n.(政府的)部；牧师

参考例句：

• They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。
• We probed the Air Ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。

5 tsunami   

n.海啸

参考例句：

• Powerful quake sparks tsunami warning in Japan.大地震触发了日本的海啸预警。
• Coastlines all around the Indian Ocean inundated by a huge tsunami.大海啸把印度洋沿岸地区都淹没了。

6 severely   

adv.严格地；严厉地；非常恶劣地

参考例句：

• He was severely criticized and removed from his post.他受到了严厉的批评并且被撤了职。
• He is severely put down for his careless work.他因工作上的粗心大意而受到了严厉的批评。

7 leakage   

n.漏，泄漏；泄漏物；漏出量

参考例句：

• Large areas of land have been contaminated by the leakage from the nuclear reactor.大片地区都被核反应堆的泄漏物污染了。
• The continuing leakage is the result of the long crack in the pipe.这根管子上的那一条裂缝致使渗漏不断。