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This World Breastfeeding Week, the IAEA is calling for more countries to provide input to a unique database. The IAEA’s Database on Human Milk Intake has been built using information generated from a nuclear technique that accurately measures breast milk intake. Read more →
A new Data Sharing Committee (DSC) in Latin America and the Caribbean, supported by the IAEA, will help ensure food safety in national and regional markets, and facilitate the international trade of food products. Read more →
Scientists and researchers from marine laboratories in the Caribbean have learned the latest techniques and methods for monitoring microplastics in marine ecosystems at an IAEA-sponsored training course, hosted by Colombia’s Institute for Marine and Coastal Research (INVEMAR) from 27 to 31 March. Read more →
A new network of laboratories is to be established in countries that are party to the Read more →
The majority of microplastics, microbeads and single-use plastics in our oceans come from land-based sources and are transported to the sea from rivers and coastlines. Read more →