Seabirds exposed to even a dime-sized amount of oil can die of hypothermia in cold-water regions, but despite repeated requests by Environment Canada, offshore oil operators are failing when it comes to self-monitoring of small oil spills, says new research. Chronic pollution from many small oil spills may have greater population-level impacts on seabirds than a single large spill, suggest rese...

background: radon (222rn) measurement in the residential environments is very important because of its effecting on human health and causing cancer in the respiratory system. 222rn is individually responsible for half of the natural radiation received in humans and influences on human by breathing. hence, this study was undertaken to access the 222rn level in the dormitories of kerman universit...

The problem of possible contamination of the Georgian territory by radioactive products in case of accident at the Armenian Nuclear Power Plant (ANPP) is studied. Radioactive substances transportation, diffusion and fallout are investigated by mathematical modelling. Some results of numerical calculations are presented. Key-Words: Mathematical modeling, radioactive pollution, Georgian territory