The vulnerability of water bodies to contamination within the neighbourhood of open mine cast environ cannot be overemphasized. Evidence of radioactive trace elements associated with the target minerals in the Plateau State (Nigeria) showed the extent of this vulnerability. In order to address this challenge, the radioactivity levels of water samples from mine ponds, streams, wells, and borehol...

© 2016 Genome Integrity | Published by Wolters Kluwer Medknow Open Access Russia, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, UK, Ukraine, Uruguay, and Vietnam. The CRP established links with the Incident and Emergency Centre, World Health Organization BioDoseNet, Coordination Action “Realizing the European Network of Biodosimetry,” Japanese National Institute of Radiological Science (currently, the Nation...

On March 11, 2011 (hereafter 3.11), a magnitude nine earthquake hit the northeast part of Japan’s main island. The earthquake and subsequent tsunami damaged the cooling systems of the Fukushima No. 1 plant’s reactors operated by Tokyo Electric Company (TEPCO). Ranked seven (the most severe) on a seven-step scale by the International Atomic Energy Agency, comparable to the Chernobyl accident in ...

In several countries, low-level radioactive wastes are treated and stored awaiting construction and operation of a final repository. In some cases, interim storage may be extended for decades requiring special attention regarding security issues. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) recommends segregation of wastes that may be exempted from interim storage or ultimate disposal. The pap...

Carbon sources in the Beaufort Sea revealed by molecular lipid biomarkers and compound specific isotope analysis I. Tolosa, S. Fiorini, B. Gasser, J. Martı́n, and J. C. Miquel International Atomic Energy Agency – Environment Laboratories, 4, quai Antoine 1er, MC 98000, Monaco Instituto de Ciencias del Mar, CSIC, Paseo Maŕıtimo de la Barceloneta, 37–49, 08003 Barcelona, Spain now at: Ecole Normal...

The final Research Coordination Meeting of a coordinated research project (CRP) on spectroscopic and collisional data for tungsten ions in fusion plasma was held at IAEA Headquarters with 17 external experts representing 14 research groups and staff from the International Atomic Energy Agency. Participants summarized their research during the CRP and made plans for a final report. The proceedin...

This paper presents ongoing actions in Dubai on patient dose monitoring in digital radiographic examinations, mammography, interventional procedures, and dental radiological procedures. The aim of Dubai Health Authority (DHA) is to move towards the establishment of local diagnostic reference levels. DHA has participated in national and regional projects under the umbrella of the International A...

H. R. Velasco,1 J. J. Ayub,1 M. Belli,2 U. Sansone3* 1 GEA – Instituto de Matemática Aplicada San Luis (IMASL), Universidad Nacional de San Luis, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, Ej. de los Andes 950, D5700HHW San Luis, Argentina 2 Agenzia per la Protezione dell’Ambiente e per i Servizi Tecnici (APAT), Servizio di Metrologia Ambientale, Via di Castel Romano, 100, I-00...