This paper addresses the noticeable increase of 137Cs activity concentrations in soil and fallout in the area surrounding Zagreb (Croatia) that occurred at the time of the 2011 Fukushima accident. This topic is important for public health as 137Cs is highly toxic due to its long half-life of radioactive decay and chemical similarity to potassium. 137Cs concentrations in fallout were much greate...

Radioactive cesium (Cs) is a significant concern due to its role as major byproduct of nuclear fission and potential for radioactive contamination. Internal contamination with Cs is...

BACKGROUND Infectious disease interventions, such as vaccines and bed nets, have the potential to provide herd protection to non-recipients. Similarly, improved sanitation in one household may provide community-wide benefits if it reduces contamination in the shared environment. Sanitation at the household level is an important predictor of child growth, but less is known about the effect of sa...

1. The diagnosis of asymptomatic bacteriuria should be based on results of culture of a urine specimen collected in a manner that minimizes contamination (A-II) (table 1). • For asymptomatic women, bacteriuria is defined as 2 consecutive voided urine specimens with isolation of the same bacterial strain in quantitative counts 10 cfu/mL (B-II). • A single, clean-catch voided urine specimen with ...

Mycotoxins are metabolites of moulds that may be found in food and feed of plant and animal origin. This paper gives a short review of the agronomical methods and food and feed storage recommendations for the prevention of mould contamination. It describes the practical methods of feed decontamination and the use of feed additives where mycotoxin contamination prevention has failed. However, th...

introduction: skin dose and depth dose distribution of some beta sources that can contaminate skin or protective clothing covering the skin have been calculated using varskin2. materials and methods: in this research, absorbed dose to skin and depth dose from the skin surface have been calculated for 90sr/90y, 147pm, 32p beta emitter radioisotopes by using input parameters: activity of source, ...

Radioactive contamination is the result of regular operation of nuclear power plants, leakage or accident during the production, or use of radionuclides (radioisotopes). They occur throughout the nuclear fuel cycle and continue to give off harmful radioactive particles and rays for very protracted periods. Radioactive elements can contaminate water adversely affecting human health as well as aq...