Natural radioactivity and its radiological implications from soils and rocks in Jaintiapur area, North-east Bangladesh. [PDF]
J Radioanal Nucl Chem, 2022 Natural radioactivity concentrations in recent alluvial soils from swampy areas and Tertiary rocks from Jaintiapur were measured using gamma-ray spectrometer equipped with HPGe detector.
Dina NT +8 more
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Impact of Environmental Radiation on the Incidence of Cancer and Birth Defects in Regions with High Natural Radioactivity. [PDF]
Int J Environ Res Public Health, 2022 Four regions of high natural radioactivity were selected to assess radionuclide levels in rocks and soils, ambient radiation doses, radon exhalation from the ground, and radon concentrations in the air.
Zlobina A +6 more
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Natural Radioactivity and Chemical Evolution on the Early Earth: Prebiotic Chemistry and Oxygenation. [PDF]
Molecules, 2022 It is generally recognized that the evolution of the early Earth was affected by an external energy source: radiation from the early Sun. The hypothesis about the important role of natural radioactivity, as a source of internal energy in the evolution of
Ershov B.
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Assessment of Natural Radioactivity in Cements Used as Building Materials in Poland. [PDF]
Int J Environ Res Public Health, 2022 It has been analyzed in this article the radioactivity concentrations of 226Ra, 232Th, 40K and radiological hazard parameters in different types of cements commonly used in Poland and available on the Polish market. The radiological hazard parameters are,
Lewicka S +3 more
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Natural radioactivity and radiological risks of common building materials used in Semnan Province dwellings, Iran. [PDF]
Environ Sci Pollut Res Int, 2021 Impact assessment of building materials is a focused topic in the field of radioecology. A radiological survey has conducted to monitor radioactivity of most common building materials in Semnan Province, Iran, and assess the radiation risk.
Imani M +7 more
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Radiological Hazard Evaluation of Some Egyptian Magmatic Rocks Used as Ornamental Stone: Petrography and Natural Radioactivity. [PDF]
Materials (Basel), 2021 Magmatic rocks represent one of the most significant rocks due to their abundance, durability and appearance; they can be used as ornamental stones in the construction of dwellings. The current study is concerned with the detailed petrography and natural
Lasheen ESR +5 more
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Distribution of natural radioactivity in different geological formations and their environmental risk assessment in Malaysia. [PDF]
Environ Sci Pollut Res IntLabuan, Miri, Kundasang and Raub regions of Malaysia have very different geological formations and settings that could result in different levels of natural radioactivity.
Seow SQ +2 more
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ASSESSMENT OF NATURAL RADIOACTIVITY LEVELS AND RADIATION EXPOSURE IN NEW BUILDING MATERIALS IN SPAIN. [PDF]
Radiat Prot Dosimetry, 2021 Novel building materials were manufactured and analyzed for 226Ra, 232Th and 40K using an HPGe gamma-ray spectrometer. The results show that the highest value of 40K was 4530 Bq per kg which was measured in a sample containing fly ashes from olive stones.
Mas JL +3 more
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Pit lakes from Southern Sweden: natural radioactivity and elementary characterization. [PDF]
Sci Rep, 2020 Natural radioactivity in the environment is a field gaining more attention in last decades. This work is focused on the study of natural radioactivity complemented with elementary characterization at former non-uraniferous mining areas in Sweden.
Mantero J +8 more
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Assessment of natural radioactivity levels and hazard indicators in Tarakeshwor Municipality, Nepal through in-situ technique and multivariate analysis. [PDF]
HeliyonUpadhyay DR +3 more
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