Radioactive isotopes of iodine are themost common radiological toxins from nuclear accidents due to their high release and high enrichment in human thyroid. Among the radioactive isotopes, long-lived I can not only be used for the estimation of the radioactive risk of short-lived radioactive isotopes of iodine to humans and ecosystems, but also for the investigation of the biogeochemical cycle ...

The study of stable isotopes in fossil bioapatite has yielded useful results and has shown that bioapatites are able to faithfully record paleo-environmental and paleo-climatic parameters from archeological to geological timescales. In an effort to establish new proxies for the study of bioapatites, intra-tooth records of enamel carbonate stable isotope ratios from a modern horse are compared w...

Stable isotopes provide an independent assessment of paleoenvironments in the Omo-Turkana Basin. Stable isotopes track the flow of oxygen and carbon through ecosystems and accordingly are not directly related to changes in mammalian faunal composition or sedimentology. Therefore, isotope studies give insight into the paleoenvironmental conditions in which human evolutionary trends have been rec...

The hydrogen isotopic compositions of sedimentary hydrocarbon molecules are now being used to address a range of scientific questions, from paleoclimate to environmental reconstruction to understanding of petroleum systems. Here I review the environmental, biological, and physical/chemical factors that influence the H isotopic compositions of sedimentary hydrocarbons. A hierarchy of four main c...

Individual specialization in diet or foraging behavior within apparently generalist populations has been described for many species, especially in polar and temperate marine environments, where resource distribution is relatively predictable. It is unclear, however, whether and how increased environmental variability - and thus reduced predictability of resources - due to global climate change ...

most women want to know about possible consequences radiology, radioisotope or even television terminal. because knowing about them, prevent from fear. fetus is inevitably placed to some types of radiation. environmental radiation occurs from atmosphere, soil and buildings. total radiation above, ingested and possibly inhaled radioisotopes probably is seventy five-thousandth to one-tenth of ram...

INTRODUCTION To estimate the long-term radiation dose to man due to artificial radionuclides, a detailed knowledge of their distribution in the environment is indispensable. From the viewpoint of toxicity and radiation damage to the human being, plutonium is by far the most important nuclide of the transuranic elements that has been released into the environment by nuclear weapons tests, satell...