The accumulation of radionuclides by plants acting as a monitoring system in the environment may occur by two modes; foliar absorption by the leaves and shoot of the plant, or by root uptake from the ...

Soil, vegetation and water can be contaminated with natural and artificial radionuclides, including in agricultural, forest and urban environments. How to check and measure such contamination in soil ...

Since 2017 the IAEA in cooperation with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the World Health Organization (WHO), has been working on a project to provide ...

Researchers have revealed both structural and functional changes of the microbial community resistant to and able to decompose oily wastes in soil. The experiment was dedicated to measuring carbon ...

Through recent developments in instrumental analysis it is now possible to measure with good precision the rainwater concentrations of five shortlived radionuclides which are produced by cosmic ray ...