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Radiation Protection and Environment, 2022 Equilibrium status among 226Ra and radon daughters was studied in soil samples around Rawatbhata, Rajasthan. It was found that the increase in radioactivity of 214Bi (radon daughter) due to complete radon buildup in the sealed container is within 15 ...
Ajay Kumar Gocher +4 more
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Natural radioactivity of groundwater in Serbia [PDF]
Geološki Anali Balkanskoga Poluostrva, 2013 Activity concentrations of radionuclides 40K, 228Ra, 226Ra, 238U and Th232 and gross alpha and beta activities were analyzed in more than 100 samples of groundwater in Serbia. The highest gross alpha activity was recorded at 1.33 Bq/L (average 0.
Ćuk Marina +2 more
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Study of natural radioactivity in Lake Miri in South West of Sudan
Journal of Taibah University for Science, 2017 The focus of this study is to investigate the suitability of Lake Miri, a lake with high natural radioactivity in the southwest of Sudan, as a water source for nearby villages.
Magdi Hassan Saad
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Atti della Accademia Peloritana dei Pericolanti : Classe di Scienze Fisiche, Matematiche e Naturali, 2021 Pollution due to natural radioactivity is still a poorly known topic among young people. This paper describes the contents for an introductive university course or lecture conceived in a multitask program.
Davide Romano +6 more
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Radiation Protection and Environment, 2022 Alpha-sensitive solid-state nuclear track detectors (SSNTDs) are used successively for decades for determining the alpha-radiation level in various environmental materials.
Biswajit Das, Argha Deb
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Using of Organic or Inorganic Fertilizers to Grow Thai Jasmine Rice 105 in Soil with Natural Radioactivity (226Ra, 232Th and 40K); Transfer of Radioactivity to Roots [PDF]
Science Technology and Engineering Journal (STEJ), 2020 This research study the radioactivity concentration of 226 Ra, 232Th and 40K using organic and inorganic fertilizers were successfully measured as gamma ray spectrometry technique with HPGe detector on Thai Jasmine rice 105 plant (root) and on ...
Chonlada Raikham, Papaporn Jantawongrit
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Dose rates evaluation of some granitic rocks from the Paraná State
Brazilian Journal of Radiation Sciences, 2021 Granitic rocks, widely used as building materials, are known to contain natural radionuclides and can be an important source of radiation for the population.
Ademar de Oliveira Ferreira +1 more
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Science and Technology of Nuclear Installations, 2014 The natural radioactivity existed since creation of the universe due to the long life time of some radionuclides. This natural radioactivity is caused by γ-radiation originating from the uranium and thorium series and 40K.
I. Akkurt, K. Günoğlu
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Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 2022 Groundwater may contain radioactive substances which can be dangerous to human health. Concentrations of natural radionuclides polonium (Po), thorium (Th), uranium (U), and radium (Ra) isotopes were measured in groundwater samples collected from ...
Rong He +4 more
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Determination of lead and radioactivity in cosmetics products: Hazard assessment [PDF]
Nuclear Technology and Radiation Protection, 2015 In the proposed work, an investigation on hazard assessment by lead element and natural radioactivity in cosmetic samples collected from various countries is presented. These samples were face powder, eyebrow paint and henna. The lead element in
Medhat Moustafa E. +2 more
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