Just a few swabs from a handful of leaves can say a lot about what animals are roaming in the area. Two dozen leaf swabs from plants in Uganda’s Kibale National Park revealed a stunningly accurate ...

Scientists from 25 countries have received IAEA training on environmental sampling analysis to help them mitigate the impacts of radioactivity in the environment. The IAEA’s training workshop for the ...

Background. Modern agricultural practices create environmental conditions conducive to the emergence of novel pathogens. Current surveillance efforts to assess the burden of emerging pathogens in ...

When it comes to food safety, being able to detect pathogens in food production areas is crucial. Although swabbing machinery, hard surfaces and other environmental elements has served as a well ...