User:Ksonite/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
Banana equivalent dose

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
I have chosen this article as it contains interesting information in the biology category.

Evaluate the article
Lead Section: Clear in describing what the Banana equivalent dose is, and how it's accuracy is viewed. Could touch on the other major topics in the article (such as history and radiation from other household consumables.

Content: The content is relevant to the topic (staying on the radioactive dosage and consumables). The content is up to date (has citations dating to 2021). The only content I would think is missing is the difference in consumed radioactivity vs absorbed through skin. This article does not touch on the equity gap.

Tone and Balance: The article is neutral (maintains no personal views on the topic), there are claims suggesting this is a flawed method in that the body can metabolize the radioactive potassium, among other claims that are specifically categorized, so as to maintain neutrality. The article does not attempt to persuade the reader of any direction, it does warn of claims made on the method.

Sources and References: Under the Usage category, there could be more citations to prove their claims earlier in the paragraph, other than that, citations seem proper. Sources stay on topic to the article, and range in age ( I saw range from 1997-2021), the sources used are from many different places in the world and include a diverse spectrum of authors. The sources include peer reviewed journals and the links on the article work.

Organization and Writing quality: The article has correct spelling and grammar. It also is concise, clear and easy to read. The article is well organized, and breaks down into proper subtopics to maintain clarity.

Images and Media: The article only contains 2 pictures. 1 of a banana, and 1 of a radiation dose chart. While I feel maybe some more visuals could help enhance the understanding of the topic, these two images suffice. The images follow the copyright regulations and contain an appropriate caption as well. They are placed in a strategic way so the reader will see them in the correct section.

Talk Page Discussion: Conversations in the talk page include: calculations of radioactivity, correct doses in sieverts, other lay person's units of radioactivity. The article is rated start-class, c-class, mid importance and low importance. It was also nominated for deletion in 2011 but was voted to keep.

Overall Impression: This article was very educational and had a great range of citations with a great conversation on the talk page. While the topic isn't loved by most, it maintained neutrality and kept my interest. The article could touch on other foods that are radioactive, bring more citations in the usage category.