Radioactivity and Surface Active Substances

Medical Uses: Biologically Active Substances

Investigation of Chiral Active Substances

Status Last revised 1993 Previous titles/other references Clinical Investigation of Chiral Active Substances/ III/3501/91 Additional Notes This note for guidance considers active substances with one or more stereogenic centres which display chirality but not constitutional isomerism or cis/trans isomerism. It should be read in conjunction with Directive 65/65/EEC as amended and Directive 75/318...

Radioactivity of surface soils from Oyo state, South Western Nigeria

Background: The activity concentrations of some radionuclides in soil samples collected from 20 locations in 8 major towns in Oyo State, Southwestern Nigeria have been determined by gamma-ray spectrometry technique. Materials and Methods: The activity concentrations were determined using high-purity germanium (HPGe) detector (Canberra Industries Inc.). The outdoor absorbed dose rates in air at ...

Influence of Natural Sources of Biologically Active Substances on Livestock and Poultry Reproduction

Synthetic hormones and bioactive substances (vitamins, pigments and isoflavons) which have been used in the feed industry are accumulated in milk, meat and eggs. It is suspected that these are responsible for a number of side-effects such as carcinogenesis, liver and kidney damage, allergies in consumers. Furthermore the synthetic hormones, vitamins, pigments are less active than those extracte...

Active Remote Detection of Radioactivity Based on Electromagnetic Signatures

This paper presents a new concept for the remote detection of radioactive materials. The concept is based on the detection of electromagnetic signatures in the vicinity of radioactive material and can enable stand-off detection at distances greater than 100 m. Radioactive materials emit gamma rays which ionize the surrounding air. The ionized electrons rapidly attach to oxygen molecules forming...