From fearsome pollution to fukushima: Environmental activism and the nuclear blind spot in contemporary Japan simon avenell

Environmental History

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 244-276

  Avenell, Simon ^a  

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Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; HAZARDOUS WASTE; NUCLEAR POWER; NUCLEAR POWER PLANT; POLLUTION CONTROL; POLLUTION EFFECT; RADIOACTIVE POLLUTION; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WATER POLLUTION;

FUKUSHIMA; HONSHU; JAPAN; TOHOKU;

EID: 84861368933     PISSN: 10845453     EISSN: 19308892     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/envhis/emr154     Document Type: Review

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