An oil rig is a structure on land or in the sea that is used when getting oil from the ground. 1  Arabic: Ø¬ÙÙÙØ§Ø²Ù Ø§ÙÙØ­ÙÙÙØ±Ù Ø§ÙÙÙÙÙÙØ·ÙÙÙ. 2  Brazilian Portuguese: torre de perfuraÃ§Ã£o petrÃ³leo. 3  Chinese: ç³æ²¹é»å¡.  Croatian: platforma za podvodno 1  buÅ¡enje. Czech: vrtnÃ¡ souprava na ropu.  Danish: 1  boreplatform. Dutch: booreiland.
The critical organ for plutonium, radium, strontium, and many other fission products is bone and the adjacent bone marrow. For iodine, the critical organ is the thyroid gland. Insoluble airborne radioactive dust often settles in the alveoli of the lungs, while small colloidal particles may become...
Iodine is a chemical element essential for the production of thyroid hormones that regulate growth and metabolism. Diets deficient in iodine increase the risk of retarded brain development in children (cretinism), mental slowness, high cholesterol, lethargy, fatigue, depression, weight gain, and goiter: a swelling of the thyroid gland in the neck.