Edible seaweed products have been used in many countries, specifically Japan, as a food
item. Recently these products have become popular in the food industry because of a …

This work presents 131I (t½= 8.04 d) concentrations in sewage effluent from the Stony Brook
Water Pollution Control Plant (WPCP), a small plant serving a regional thyroid cancer …

A statistical prediction of terrestrial gamma radiation dose rate has been performed, covering
the Kota Tinggi district of Peninsular Malaysia. The prediction has been based on geological …

Iodine-131 (t1/2= 8.04 d) is administered to patients for treatment of thyroid disorders,
excreted by patients and discharged to surface waters via sewage effluent. Radionuclides …

Abstract Iodine-131 (half-life= 8.04 d) is the most widely used radionuclide in medicine for
therapeutic purposes. It is excreted by patients and is discharged directly to sewer systems …

Abstract The Royal Canadian Navy has conducted a comprehensive programme of safety,
security and environmental monitoring since the first visits of nuclear powered and nuclear …

Abstract &# 182; Medically-derived< super> 131</super> I (half-life= 8.04 d) has been
measured in aquatic environments receiving sewage effluent discharges, yet few published …

Iodine-131 is a short-lived (half-life= 8.0233 days), gamma emitting, radiopharmaceutical
that, when excreted by patients, enters aquatic systems via sewage effluent discharged from …

Korean Journal of Environmental Agriculture Page 1 *Corresponding author: Tae-Woo Kang
Phone: +82-62-970-3990; Fax: +82-62-970-3990; E-mail: kangtw@korea.kr Korean Journal of …

BACKGROUND: Recently, the use of 131 I for diagnosis and treatment of thyroid cancer has
been increasing, and the radionuclide is continuously released into aquatic ecosystem. This …