Mine dump situated directly behind community homes, Witwatersrand Basin region. Image: Angela Mathee
How does uranium from mining enter the environment? An international study investigates #uranium exposure in children living near South African #goldmines and reveals how this exposure is reflected in children’s #hair.
#HZDR #Wismut #VKTA #SAMRC #IARC #NWU #UJ #UKZN
▶️ www.hzdr.de/presse/uran_gold
Spectroscopic methods, such as laser fluorescence spectroscopy, can be used to determine the chemical binding form of metal ions to various inorganic and organic substances from Brazil nuts and the body's digestive juices. Image: B. Schröder/HZDR
How healthy are Brazil nuts really: The popular seeds, known as “#selenium bombs”, contain also traces of metals like #barium and #radium. Researchers at #HZDR and #VKTA conducted a study on the amounts of these elements that could enter the body during digestion.
▶️ www.hzdr.de/presse/brazil_nut
