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Analysis of the miRNA expression profile of laboratory red crucian carp under low-dose caesium-137 irradiation
AbstractRadiation can cause the differential expression of biological miRNA molecules. This research was based on the development of the laboratory...
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Characteristics of radioactivity in the surface air along the 45°N zonal belt in South-Eastern Europe
This study investigates the beryllium-7, lead-210 and caesium-137 activity concentrations in aerosol filter samples collected monthly along the 45°N...
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Study of caesium adsorption onto alluvial sediments from the Italian Po Plain
The study investigates the adsorption processes of caesium onto alluvial sediments from the Po Plain (northern Italy). Understanding these adsorption...
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Organic Micropollutants and Their Effects on the Environment and Human Health
The rapid increase in the urbanization process across the world leads to the production of micropollutants (MPs) that adversely impact the... -
Agricultural Soil Degradation in Ukraine
The degradation of the arable soils is one of the critical issues for Ukraine’s agriculture production. The agricultural area covers 19 million... -
Chemical and Heat Transport
The diffusion wave equation is more commonly referred to as the advection dispersion equation. This chapter looks at how the advection dispersion... -
Dynamics of Radiocesium Solid–Liquid Distribution Coefficient in Soil and Water Environments
This study aimed to elucidate the dynamic features of an apparent solid–liquid distribution coefficient (Kd(a)) of radiocesium that regulates... -
Anthropogenic and Natural Radionuclides in the Mediterranean Atmospheric System
To better understand the transport of pollutants and nutrients by atmospheric particles in the Mediterranean area, there is a need to use and develop... -
Chemicals in the Water: A Serious Concern for the Humans and Aquatic Life
Water is an essential element for life without which the life cannot sustain on the earth. The earth’s major part is covered with water which carry... -
Reconstruction of sedimentation rates based on the chronological framework of Lake Pykara, Tamil Nadu, India
This work presents a piece of initial information about the estimation of the sedimentation rate for Lake Pykara. In this investigation, a...
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New Bioremediation Technologies to Remove Heavy Metals and Radionuclides
With our life being simplified through the usage of electronics, they do come with their baggage of rare earth and heavy metals, electronics is one... -
Radiation hazards and extremophiles bioaccumulation of radionuclides from hypersaline lakes and hot springs
Radioactivity measurements for water, sediment, microbial films and the bioaccumulation of radionuclides by extremophiles from hypersaline lakes and...
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The spatiotemporal variation, background, and baseline activities of radionuclides in the soil of Aragats Massif (Armenia)
The present study was performed to reveal the distribution patterns and spatiotemporal changes of radionuclides in the soil of the highest mountain...
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Inexorable land degradation due to agriculture expansion in South American Pampa
From 1985 onwards, South America has undergone a major expansion in agriculture at the expense of native vegetation (for example, native Pampa...
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Logging and Tracer Study—An Integral Part of NDT for Seepage Through Hydraulic Structures
Effective and efficient practices towards structural management are necessary in order to get appropriate solution to problems pertaining to the... -
Erosion effects on soil microbial carbon use efficiency in the mollisol cropland in northeast China
• Soil erosion decreased soil microbial CUE and increased microbial uptake of carbon.
• Soil erosion decreased microbial CUE by decreasing substrate...
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Spatial Distribution and Temporal Change of 137Cs Activity Concentration in Dissolved and Suspended Fractions of Irrigation Waters Collected from Fukushima
Irrigation water was collected in 2012–2014 from 54 sampling locations including agricultural ponds, rivers, and dams within an 80-km zone around... -
Safeguarding drinking water: A brief insight on characteristics, treatments and risk assessment of contamination
Water pollution stands as a critical worldwide concern, bearing extensive repercussions that extend to human health and the natural ecosystem. The...
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Carbon obtained from waste polyethylene terephthalate (PET) containers as potential sorbent of radionuclides from the contaminated aqueous solutions
AbstractWaste polyethylene terephthalate (PET) beverage containers have been carbonized in a nitrogen stream and chemically treated to obtain...
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The use of rice and coffee husks for biosorption of U (total), 241Am, and 137Cs in radioactive liquid organic waste
Rice and coffee husks (raw and chemically activated) are examined as potential biosorption materials regarding their capacity to remove U (total), 241 ...