The aim of this study was to test a possible use of Urtica dioica (common nettle) plant as a biomonitor of polonium (210)Po and lead (210)Pb contamination near phosphogypsum stacks by determining concentrations of these radionuclides in samples collected from the area of phosphogypsum stockpile in Wiślinka (northern Poland). The (210)Po and (210)Pb contents in roots depended on their concentrat...

The Red Sea is a deep semi-enclosed and narrow basin connected to the Indian Ocean by a narrow sill in the south and to the Suez Canal in the north. Oil industries in the Gulf of Suez, phosphate ore mining activities in Safaga-Quseir region and intensified navigation activities are non-nuclear pollution sources that could have serious radiological impacts on the marine environment and the coast...

Background: Presently, the British-American Tobacco Company (BAT) located in Ibadan, Oyo State is the only tobacco producing company in Nigeria accounting for about nine different brands of cigarette tobacco smoked in the country. The tobacco leaves are produced from some farmlands located in Oke-Ogun area of Ibadan where special fertilizers are used for the growing of the tobacco leav...

With the rapid development of nuclear power, radiation impacts on edible marine organisms, and potential risks to humans have become considerable concern public health. In this study, activities 210 Po Pb as well those other radionuclides in fishes ( Mugil cephalus, Konosirus punctatus, Largehead hairtail , Larimichthys polyactis ), crustaceans Mantis shrimp, Parapenaeopsis hardwickii Portunus ...

background: presently, the british-american tobacco company (bat) located in ibadan, oyo state is the only tobacco producing company in nigeria accounting for about nine different brands of cigarette tobacco smoked in the country. the tobacco leaves are produced from some farmlands located in oke-ogun area of ibadan where special fertilizers are used for the growing of the tobacco leaves. the u...