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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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Mobile Gamma Spectrometry Survey of the Scottish Enterprise Technology Park, East Kilbride, 17th-19th August 2009 [PDF]
, 2010 <p>Environmental radioactivity arises from natural geological sources, the redistribution of natural activity through industrial processes, the nuclear industry including routine and accidental discharges into the environment, and various medical ...
Sanderson, D.C.W. +3 more
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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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Measurements of natural radioactivity in historical glasses [PDF]
, 2000 Natural radioactive components of historical glasses and two methods of the respective measurement of the radioactivity are discussed. The evaluation of radioactivity of glass objects using a Geiger-Müller counter and high-resolution gamma ray ...
Kierzek, Joachim +2 more
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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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Characteristics of Natural Background Radiation in the Polkowice-Sieroszowice Mine, Poland
Energies, 2021 Natural radioactivity in underground locations is the main parameter for the safety of work (occupational hazards) and for the success of experiments in physics or biology requiring unique conditions.
Katarzyna Szkliniarz +12 more
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Natural radioactivity in lignites and lignite ash: Final report [PDF]
, 1987 Natural radioactivity in a Texas lignite field and in leachates from lignite ash from power plants was measured. The radioactivity concentrations found (4 ppM uranium in the lignite, 16 ppM uranium in the lignite ash, and a few picocuries of natural ...
Greiner, N. R., Wagner, P.
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The impact of natural removal on the release of nuclides into the containment after accident
International Journal of Advanced Nuclear Reactor Design and TechnologyThe natural removal coefficient directly affects the amounts of radioactive iodine and aerosols released into the containment after the accident.
Haiying Chen +4 more
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