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Open AccessA MOOC in Nuclear- and Radio-Chemistry: from the design to the feedback
Recently, the loss of expertise in the nuclear- and radio-chemistry (NRC) is becoming an issue of concern, because of few engaging curricula and career prospects.
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Open AccessRoboLab: providing remote access to a physical radiochemistry laboratory for teaching and training
RoboLab enables students to perform real radiochemistry experiments without being physically present in a laboratory. Remotely controlled experiments are accessed through a web interface to a physical laborato...
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Open AccessOn the way to remote sensing of alpha radiation: radioluminescence of pitchblende samples
In the framework of the project RemoteALPHA, an optical scanning system for remote sensing of alpha emitters using radioluminescence is being developed. After the feasibility of the technique was proven, current ...
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Open AccessProduction and characterization of standard particles for rL-SNMS
In this work, uranium-and plutonium-baring particles were produced by fast iron co-precipitation for the purpose of creating homogeneous multi-element standards. A set of single isolated particles showing no i...
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Mycoremediation affects antioxidative status in winter rye plants grown at Chernobyl exclusion zone site in Ukraine
Soil contaminated with heavy metals in general and radionuclides in particular represents an escalating problem for all living organisms. Since, Chernobyl nuclear power plant accident in 1986 in Ukraine, an ex...
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Open AccessInfluence of the hyperfine structure on plutonium in resonant laser-SNMS
Resonance ionization mass spectrometry is an ultra-sensitive and highly element selective tool for spectroscopy, ionization and detection of atoms and thus enables rare isotope determination. In combination wi...
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Uranium and Plants: Elemental Translocation and Phytoremediation Approaches
Uranium (U) is a ubiquitous element in nature, and 238U is the most abundant radioactive isotope of uranium. Because of the use of U for military purposes in the past and increasing use of nuclear power during th...
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Plant Response Under Strontium and Phytoremediation
Strontium (Sr) is one of the plentiful elements of earth’s crust. However, human activities related to nuclear reactor, nuclear weapons explosions and accidental fallouts release substantial amount of radiostr...
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Uranium accumulation and its phytotoxicity symptoms in Pisum sativum L.
Environmental contamination by uranium (U) and other radionuclides is a serious problem worldwide, especially due to, e.g. mining activities. Ultimate accumulation of released U in aquatic systems and soils re...
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Lead Toxicity in Plants: A Review
The harmful effects of lead (Pb) contamination are well known. Accumulation of Pb in the soil due to natural and anthropogenic sources causes substantial problems to soil biota and the milieu, which is of imme...
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Determination of iodine mobility in the soil vadose zone using long-term column experiments
129I is emitted continuously in large amounts by reprocessing plants in La Hague and Sellafield. For determination of mobility in soil, we provide results of column experiments with undisturbed natural soils. Dir...
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Sorption of iodine in soils: insight from selective sequential extractions and X-ray absorption spectroscopy
The environmental fate of iodine is of general geochemical interest as well as of substantial concern in the context of nuclear waste repositories and reprocessing plants. Soils, and in particular soil organic...
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Environmental radioactivity studies in Kabul and northern Afghanistan
From earlier surveys conducted by soviet researchers, the Kabul area was identified as a region of high natural radioactivity. In addition, depleted uranium ammunition was used by the Soviet armed forces. Frag...
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Radiostrontium transport in plants and phytoremediation
Radiostrontium is a common product of nuclear fission and was emitted into the environment in the course of nuclear weapon tests as well as from nuclear reactor accidents. The release of 90Sr and 89Sr into the en...
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Potassium and its role in cesium transport in plants
In plant cells, potassium (K+) is abundantly present and is dominant cation plays a vital role in maintaining physiological and morphological characteristics of plants. Many membrane integrated channels and trans...
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Strontium in the Ecosystem: Transfer in Plants via Root System
Although Strontium (Sr) is a natural and commonly occurring alkaline earth metal, various anthropogenic activities including nuclear weapons explosions or wastes from nuclear reactors and their accidental fall...
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Does low uranium concentration generates phytotoxic symptoms in Pisum sativum L. in nutrient medium?
Due to excessive mining and use of radionuclide especially uranium (U) and its fission products, numerous health hazards as well as environmental contamination worldwide have been created. The present study fo...
