Large areas (>500 km2) of Jamaica are uniquely characterized by soils...
Soil organic matter (SOM) contains more carbon than...
Jamaica, a net exporter of coffee, has in recent years seen the importation of...
I.C.E.N.SInternational Centre for Environmental and Nuclear Science
ICENS is a complex of multi-disciplinary research laboratories founded in 1984 on the Mona campus of the University of the West Indies at Kingston, Jamaica and covers a diverse range of the geochemical, environmental and nuclear sciences. In 1984 it brought into operation a small Slowpoke-II research reactor provided by the European Economic Community (now the European Union). Located in a pleasant green area of 2.64 km2 (653 acres) situated at the foot of the spectacular Blue Mountains about 20 km from the Norman Manley International Airport, ICENS occupies an attractive, modern and purpose-built air-conditioned building of 950 sq. m. area.
ICENS operates two very powerful complementary nuclear techniques, Neutron... Read More
Samples in solution are analysed in this laboratory and as such, solids must either be extracted or dissolved, as appropriate. The typically... Read More
The Department of Radiation Safety and Nuclear Security, formally the TLD department, was conceived out of the need to monitor ICENS personnel... Read More
The importance of diversity in leadership and its organizational benefits are some of the topics to be discussed at an IAEA online panel on 8 March to mark International Women’s Day.
https://www.iaea.org/newscenter/news/iaea-women-leaders-share-their-journeys-on-international-womens-day-2021-panel-discussionIn Jordan, where water scarcity is a matter of growing concern, a new groundwater treatment unit, developed with the support of the IAEA, will soon begin pumping high-quality drinking water to thousands of homes in Aqaba Governate at the country’... https://www.iaea.org/newscenter/news/safe-to-drink-iaea-supported-water-treatment-unit-to-make-aquifer-waters-potable-in-jordan
The deadline for interested contributors to submit abstracts for the International Conference on Radioactive Waste Management: Solutions for a Sustainable Future, to be held in Vienna, Austria from 1-5 November 2021, has been extended to 6 April... https://www.iaea.org/newscenter/news/deadline-extended-call-for-papers-international-conference-on-radioactive-waste-management
For more than 57 years, the partnership between the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and IAEA has contributed to addressing global challenges, including food insecurity, climate change, animal/zoonotic diseases and,... https://www.iaea.org/newscenter/news/fao-and-iaea-reinforce-partnership-aim-to-improve-monitoring-and-control-of-diseases
The IAEA has recently launched the Radiation Safety Culture: Trait Talks Handbook, a study manual that offers practical recommendations for medical professionals to strengthen patterns of good behaviour and attitudes that contribute to a safe... https://www.iaea.org/newscenter/news/iaea-launches-training-material-to-strengthen-safety-culture-in-medicine
The Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) recalled and reaffirmed the spirit of cooperation and enhanced mutual trust that led to the Joint Statement in Tehran on 26 August 2020, and the... https://www.iaea.org/newscenter/pressreleases/joint-statement-by-the-vice-president-of-the-islamic-republic-of-iran-and-head-of-the-aeoi-and-the-director-general-of-the-iaea
The 2014–2015 academic year was a pivotal year for ICENS, after 31 years of...
Coordinated Research Project (CRP): Options and Technologies for Managing...
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