cesium content and some other more radiologically important mineral elements were measuredby nuclear and non-nuclear analytical methods in iranian daily diets.this study was extended to a few moresimilar functioning elements such as sr, rb, i, k, mg and ca as well. though the 137cs and otherradionuclieds were not measured in these diets under planned regular investigation in this work, but inco...

the protoliths of metamorphosed argillaceous rocks from the garmichay area in the east azerbaijan province of nw iran were clay-rich sediments of reworked nature, originating most likely from an andesite to andesite-basalt source and deposited in an active continental margin tectonic setting. the protoliths of the garmichay metapelites experienced low to moderate chemical weathering. andalusite...

PM10 levels of the mineral components Si, Al, Fe, Ca, Mg and some trace metals were measured at three different sites in the urban area of Vienna (Austria). Observed trace metal concentrations varied between less than 0.1 ngm 3 (Cd) and approximately 200 ngm 3 (Zn), mineral components showed enhanced concentrations ranging from 0.01 mgm 3 (Ca) to 16.3 mgm 3 (Si). The contribution of the respect...

The protoliths of metamorphosed argillaceous rocks from the Garmichay area in the East Azerbaijan province of NW Iran were clay-rich sediments of reworked nature, originating most likely from an andesite to andesite-basalt source and deposited in an active continental margin tectonic setting. The protoliths of the Garmichay metapelites experienced low to moderate chemical weathering. Andalusite...

Mineralo-organic nanoparticles form spontaneously in human body fluids when the concentrations of calcium and phosphate ions exceed saturation. We have shown previously that these mineralo-organic nanoparticles possess biomimetic properties and can reproduce the whole phenomenology of the so-called nanobacteria-mineralized entities initially described as the smallest microorganisms on earth. He...

The question of the balance between acid and base-forming mineral elements in foodstuffs has figured more or less prominently in discussions of rations for both man and animals during the last decade. Based principally on the work of Forbes,' Sherman and Gettler2 , and !Castle3 , there has developed a considerable tendency to emphasize the necessity for a balance between potential acid and base...