Chemical Aftermath Contamination and Cleanup Following the Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami

Writers Winifred A. Bird and Elizabeth Grossman followed the unfolding Tokohu disaster from their respective offices in Nagano, Japan, and Portland, Oregon. To form a picture of the damage and begin to understand how chemical contaminants and their potential health hazards are being handled after the tsunami, Bird visited the hard-hit prefectures of Ibaraki, Iwate, and Miyagi, while Grossman researched company and chemical information and how such issues are handled in the United States. © Winifred A. Bird.