Vitamins are essentially required by the human body for its various biochemical and physiological processes. Ascorbic acid (vitamin C) is a water-soluble vitamin which is found in many biological systems and foodstuffs (fresh vegetables and fruits). The easiest and best way to take vitamin C is through liquid diet. Now a day's many liquid juices are available in market claiming high levels of vitamin C content. The book is about ascorbic acid (vitamin C) content in juices, beverages, powdered samples, soft drinks marketed in Islamabad -Pakistan. Results were compared with labeled values...

The book presents an extended idea on monitoring of natural radioactivity in drinking water as it is an important parameter for public health and Environmental studies. Along with cancer risk, chronic exposure to uranium and other radionuclides in humans has been linked to chronic lung disease, acute leucopenia, anemia, necrosis of the jaw and other effects. Activity concentrations of radionuclides, 235U, 238U, 226Ra, 40K, 232Th, and 137Cs in all ground water samples collected from various cities of Punjab Pakistan were determined using gamma ray spectroscopy and fission track method. The...