Human populations are being exposed to a wide spectrum of radiation from soils as a result
of the availability of radiation sources. Assessing the ecological and health effects of …

Glaciers are considered secondary sources of pollutants, including radioisotopes such as
Cesium or Plutonium, with heightened concentrations compared to other ecosystems. The …

Glacier mice are peculiar rolling or stationary moss balls found on the surface of some
glaciers. They may harbour an ecological habitat for cold-adapted invertebrates and …

The accumulation of fallout radionuclides (FRNs) from nuclear weapons testing and nuclear
accidents has been evaluated for over half a century in natural environments; however, until …

Atmospheric deposition on glaciers is a major source of legacy fallout radionuclides (FRNs)
accumulating in cryoconite, a dark granular material with surface properties that efficiently …

Under climatic warming, glaciers are becoming a secondary source of atmospheric
contaminants originally released into the environment decades ago. This phenomenon has …

This study is a first survey of the occurrence of artificial (137 Cs, 241 Am, 207 Bi, Pu
isotopes) and natural (210 Pb, 228 Ac, 214 Bi, 40 K) radionuclides in Norwegian cryoconite …

In recent years, cryoconite has received growing attention from a radioecological point of
view, since several studies have shown that this material is extremely efficient in …

The surface of mountain glaciers is a place of accumulation of various biogenic
organomineral and mineral compounds. As a result of intensive mass deglaciation of …

Atom ratio between 235 U and 238 U is often used as an indicator of U contamination as the
isotopic signature of products generated by the nuclear and military industry significantly …