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The origin of heavy metals and radionuclides accumulated in the soil and biota samples collected in Svalbard, near Longyearbyen
2017
Heavy metals and radioactive compounds are potentially hazardous substances for plants, animals and humans in the Arctic. A good knowledge of the spatial variation of these substances in soil and primary producers, and their sources, is therefore essential. In the samples of lichen Thamnolia vermicularis, Salix polaris and Cassiope tetragona, and the soil samples collected in 2014 in Svalbard near Longyearbyen, the concentrations of the following heavy metals were determined: Mn, Ni, Cu, Zn, Cd, Pb and Hg, as well as the activity concentrations of the following: K-40, Cs-137, Pb-210, Pb-212, Bi-212, Bi-214, Pb-214, Ac-228, Th-231 and U-235 in the soil samples. The differences in the concent…
Preliminary results of studies on radioisotopes activity concentrations in vicinity of cement works
2012
W wielu miejscowościach znajdują się pozostałości po zakładach przemysłowych. Nawet jeśli taki teren został zrekultywowany, często obszary położone nieco dalej nie zostały przywrócone do pierwotnego stanu. Na takich terenach można spodziewać się istnienia podwyższonych stężeń różnych pierwiastków, w tym izotopów promieniotwórczych. Do badań pobrano próbki gleby na obszarze byłej cementowni „Piast”, znajdującej się w granicach miasta Opola oraz na obszarze pobliskich ogródków działkowych. W badanych próbkach stwierdzono obecność naturalnych izotopów promieniotwórczych oraz 137Cs. Największe aktywności wykazywały 40K oraz 137Cs. Aktywności naturalnych izotopów promieniotwórczych były znacznie…
IAEA Contribution to Nanosized Targeted Radiopharmaceuticals for Drug Delivery.
2022
The rapidly growing interest in the application of nanoscience in the future design of radiopharmaceuticals and the development of nanosized radiopharmaceuticals in the late 2000′s, resulted in the creation of a Coordinated Research Project (CRP) by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in 2014. This CRP entitled ‘Nanosized delivery systems for radiopharmaceuticals’ involved a team of expert scientist from various member states. This team of scientists worked on a number of cutting-edge areas of nanoscience with a focus on developing well-defined, highly effective and site-specific delivery systems of radiopharmaceuticals. Specifically, focus areas of various teams of scientists com…
Determinants of the interannual relationships between remote sensed photosynthetic activity and rainfall in tropical Africa
2007
International audience; The response of photosynthetic activity to interannual rainfall variations in Africa South of the Sahara is examined using 20 years (1981-2000) of Normalised Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) AVHRR data. Linear correlations and regressions were computed between annual NDVI and annual rainfall at a 0.5° latitude/longitude resolution, based on two gridded precipitation datasets (Climate Prediction Center Merged Analysis of Precipitation [CMAP] and Climatic Research Unit [CRU]). The spatial patterns were then examined to detect how they relate to the mean annual rainfall amounts, land-cover types as from the Global Land Cover 2000 data set, soil properties and soil typ…
Chemical and isotopic characterization of rainwater in volcanic, urban and industrial areas of Sicily (Italy)
2021
The chemical composition of rainwater depends on (i) the dissolution of gases and particulate matter emitted by different sources, (ii) the chemical and physical reactions occurring during local and regional scale transport, and (iii) removal processes. The source of major and trace elements dissolved in rainwater can be both natural (e.g. sea salts, volcanic emissions, geogenic dust, biogenic material) and anthropogenic (e.g. industrial plants, vehicular traffic, domestic heating, vessel traffic). A group of trace elements has been recently brought to attention, especially for their possible environmental impacts, the Technology-critical elements (TCEs): Ga, Ge, In, Te, Nb, Ta, Tl, the Pla…
Metsäsaarekkeen koon vaikutukset puukiipijän (Certhia familiaris) lisääntymismenestykseen ja optimaaliseen pesyekokoon
2003
Enterobacter cloacae administration induces hepatic damage and subcutaneous fat accumulation in high-fat diet fed mice.
2018
Accumulating evidence indicates that gut microbiota plays a significant role in obesity, insulin resistance and associated liver disorders. Family Enterobacteriaceae and especially Enterobacter cloacae strain B29 have been previously linked to obesity and hepatic damage. The underlying mechanisms, however, remain unclear. Therefore, we comprehensively examined the effects of E. cloacae subsp. cloacae (ATCC® 13047™) administration on host metabolism of mice fed with high-fat diet (HFD). C57BL/6N mice were randomly divided into HFD control, chow control, and E. cloacae treatment groups. The E. cloacae treatment group received live bacterial cells in PBS intragastrically twice a week, every ot…
Growth and population structure of perch in relation to diet in a small humic lake, Valkea-Kotinen
2011
Lake Valkea-Kotinen is a long-term ecological monitoring site in the Evo region of southern Finland .The aim of this study was to investigate the growth and population structure of perch (Perca fluviatilis L.) in relation to diet in Valkea-Kotinen in order to provide reference data for a study investigating effects of increased loading of dissolved organic matter to nearby Lake Alinen Mustajärvi. Valkea-Kotinen was predominantly inhabited by small benthivorous perch. The growth relationship between opercular bone and total length of perch in the lake is similar to those earlier analysed for nearby lakes. Compared to wider growth rates, the growth of perch was slow and similar to those in si…
VHb-siirtogeenin vaikutukset geenimuunnellun nieriän (Salvelinus alpinus) hapenkulutukseen ja kasvuun
2012
Nieriä (Salvelinus alpinus) on arvostettu laji sekä urheilukalastuksessa että ruokakalana. Vähentyneiden populaatioiden ja viljelyssä havaittujen ongelmien takia sitä ei kuitenkaan Suomessa voida taloudellisesti hyödyntää parhaalla mahdollisella tavalla. Ilmastonmuutos voi hankaloittaa ennestään nieriän viljelyä, sillä se on kylmän veden laji. Tulevaisuudessa voi siirtogeenisten lajien käyttö ruokakalana olla mahdollista niiden uusien ominaisuuksien ja tehokkaamman viljelyn takia. Tässä tutkimuksessa selvitettiin miten bakteerihemoglobiinia (VHb) koodaava VHb-siirtogeeni vaikuttaa nieriän hapenkulutukseen ja kasvuun. Geenin vaikutuksia tutkittiin mittaamalla kalojen hapenkulutusta kolmessa …