Long-Term Effects of the Rain Exposure Shortly after the Atomic Bombings in Hiroshima and Nagasaki

• Published in: Radiation research Vol. 182; no. 6; pp. 599 - 606
• Main Authors: Sakata, Ritsu, Grant, Eric J., Furukawa, Kyoji, Misumi, Munechika, Cullings, Harry, Ozasa, Kotaro, Shore, Roy E.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States The Radiation Research Society 01.12.2014; Radiation Research Society; Allen Press Inc
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Atomic bombs; Bombings; Cancer incidence; Cancer mortality rates; Cancer risk; Causes of death; Child; Child, Preschool; Data Collection; Environmental Exposure - adverse effects; Exposure; Female; Humans; Infant; Infant, Newborn; Japan - epidemiology; Leukemia; Life span; Male; Middle Aged; Mortality; Neoplasms, Radiation-Induced - epidemiology; Neoplasms, Radiation-Induced - etiology; Neoplasms, Radiation-Induced - mortality; Nuclear Weapons; Radiation dosage; Radiation effects; Radioactive decay; Radioactive Fallout - adverse effects; Radioactive materials; Rain; Rain - chemistry; Rain exposure; Regression; REGULAR ARTICLES; Risk; Time Factors; Young Adult; Japan; Japan, Nagasaki

The “black rain” that fell after the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki has been generally believed to contain radioactive materials. During 1949–1961 the Atomic Bomb Casualty Commission conducted surveys that included a query about exposure to the rain that fell a short time after the bombin...