COVID-19 and the Additional Radiological Risk during the Lockdown Period in the Province of Naples City (South Italy) [PDF]
Life, 2022 The lockdown restrictions, as a first solution to contain the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, have affected everyone’s life and habits, including the time spent at home. The latter factor has drawn attention to indoor air quality and the impact on human
Giuseppe La Verde +6 more
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Evaluation of radiological risk associated with local building materials commonly used in Northwestern Nigeria [PDF]
Heliyon, 2023 In this study, potential radiological risk due to the activity concentrations of primordial radionuclides (226Ra, 232Th, and 40K) in commonly used local building materials (sand, clay, kaolin and gypsum) in Northwestern Nigeria were assessed using NaI ...
Nuraddeen Nasiru Garba +6 more
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Radon-Specific Activity in Drinking Water and Radiological Health Risk Assessment: A Case Study
Applied Sciences, 2023 In this paper, the evaluation of the Rn-222 radioactivity content in drinking water samples from the Calabria region, southern Italy, is reported as a case study.
Francesco Caridi +8 more
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Naturally Occurring Radioactive Materials in Bracelets and Necklaces: Radiological Risk Evaluation [PDF]
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2021 Halmat J Hassan +2 more
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Risk assessment of human exposure to radionuclides in soil of urban areas (public parks and open playgrounds) in Kruševac, Serbia [PDF]
Nuclear Technology and Radiation Protection, 2021 This study aims to obtain data on terrestrial radioactivity coming from naturally occurring (40K, 226Ra, 232Th, and 238U) and artificial (137Cs) radionuclides in surface soil (0-10 cm) of selected eighteen public-access urban areas in Kruševac ...
Tanić Milan N. +4 more
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A New Radiological Risk Containment Procedure in Potentially Contaminated Areas
Applied Sciences, 2021 A new radiological risk containment procedure, developed to manage the radiological risk in potentially contaminated areas, is presented here. This new methodological approach, systematically employed in sampling and site inspection activities in unknown
Francesco Caridi +6 more
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Applied Sciences, 2022 In this article, the assessment of the radioactivity content in bovine meat from the Calabria region, Southern Italy, was performed. For this purpose, High Purity Germanium (HPGe) gamma spectrometry measurements were carried out in order to investigate ...
Francesco Caridi +6 more
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The Ukrainian pilot project “Stop radon” [PDF]
Nuclear Technology and Radiation Protection, 2014 In 2010 one area of Ukraine (Kirovograd area) was selected for a pilot project to reduce radon risks. The project consists of several stages: radon risk training for the public health professionals, measurements of radon concentration in schools
Pavlenko Tatyana +4 more
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Applied Sciences, 2023 In the present paper, an investigation on the natural and anthropic radioactivity and heavy metals content in a basalt aggregate for concrete from Sicily, Southern Italy, was performed as a case study.
Francesco Caridi +8 more
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Natural radionuclides in soil profiles surrounding the largest coal-fired power plant in Serbia [PDF]
Nuclear Technology and Radiation Protection, 2016 This study evaluates the influence of the largest Serbian coal-fired power plant on radionuclide concentrations in soil profiles up to 50 cm in depth.
Tanić Milan N. +5 more
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