Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
- Volume 26 Issue 1 Serial No. 41
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- Pages.126-146
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- 1993
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- 1975-8375(pISSN)
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- 2233-4521(eISSN)
Environmental Pollution Related Health Problems Reported in Newspapers
환경오염에 의한 건강피해 보도사례
- Cho, Soo-Hun (Department of Preventive Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine) ;
- Kim, Sun-Min (Department of Preventive Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine) ;
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Cho, Sung-Il
(Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Seoul National University)
- Published : 1993.03.01
Abstract
To understand the possible hazards to health from the environmental pollution in Korea, the articles reported in 16 daily newspapers were collected and analysed. From 1980 to 1991, ninety three cases were reported. Statistics show that, during the last 2 years, there has been a remarkable increases of health problems reported. The main sources of pollution were plants and the transportation facilities. Except the noise, the exact causative factors were, for the most part, not clealy described. Although many residents complained of neurological symptoms, the exact effects on health were not clearly investigated. The responses of the residents were diverse in the contents of the demand and the method of its pushing, however, the government did not show immediate and consistent counterplans.
우리나라에서 있어 왔던 환경오염관련 건강피해 문제들의 실상을 파악하고자 1980년부터 1991년까지 국내 16개 주요 일간지에 실린 환경오염관련기사들을 정리하여 다음과 같은 결과를 얻었다. 12년간 환경오염과 관련된 건강피해를 다룬 기사는 93건이었는데 1980년대에는 연간