| radioactivity and heavy metal concentrations in food samples from rize, turkey. | background: rize in turkey was contaminated by the chernobyl accident in 1986. a comprehensive study was planned and carried out to determine the radioactivity levels and heavy metal concentrations in four food categories collected in rize in 2008, 2009 and 2010. results: tomato showed the highest concentration of (238) u, at 9.43 ± 0.128 bq kg(-1) , whereas the lowest concentration of 0.20 ± 0.02 bq kg(-1) was measured in aubergine samples. the highest concentration of (232) th was measured at ... | 2011 | 21815162 |