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Evaluation of natural radioactivity levels and related radiological hazards in marine sediment samples taken from Ahanta West in the Gulf of Guinea, Ghana
A baseline study was carried out to determine the activity concentrations of 238 U, 232 Th-decay series and 40 K in marine sediment. Surface sediments...
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Trend analysis of environmental radioactivity levels around Kaiga Generating Station, India
The study assessed the radiological impact of the Kaiga Generating Station (KGS) on the surrounding environment and the safety of the nearby...
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Effects of soil erosion on natural radioactivity in water in a typical quarry lake in Vietnam based on model assessment
A quarry lake is a quarry that is filled with water after abandonment. In the lake water, natural radionuclides contaminate with a certain level, as...
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Natural and artificial radioactivity levels and external radiation dose levels of sand samples collected from Lara Beach, Antalya, Türkiye
This paper represents beach sand samples' natural and anthropogenic radionuclide concentrations and calculated external radiation dose levels. The...
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Natural radioactivity and its radiological implications from soils and rocks in Jaintiapur area, North-east Bangladesh
Natural radioactivity concentrations in recent alluvial soils from swampy areas and Tertiary rocks from Jaintiapur were measured using gamma-ray...
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Determination of natural radioactivity and the associated radiation hazards in beach sediments along the North Chennai to Pondicherry coastal area, India
In this study, 21 sediment samples were collected from twenty-one locations along the North Chennai to Pondicherry coastal area, India to estimate...
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Natural radioactivity and the associated radiation hazards in archeological pottery and pottery-making clay samples collected from Senjikothamangalam of Villupuram district, Tamil Nadu, India
In this work, pottery and pottery-making clay samples have been collected from the archeological site of Senjikothamangalam of Villupuram district,...
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Improved radiocesium purification in low-level radioactive soil and sediment samples prior to 135Cs/137Cs ratio measurement by ICP-MS/MS
The 135 Cs/ 137 Cs isotopic ratio allows to characterize the potential sources of radioactive contamination in the environment. This ratio is usually...
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Investigation of natural radioactivity in drinking water sources in South-Central Bulgaria
For the first time we report the activity concentrations of 238 U, 234 U and 210 Po and the 234 U/ 238 U ratio in drinking water from certain sources in...
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Estimation of the natural radioactivity levels in the soil along the Little Zab River, Kurdistan Region in Iraq
Gamma-ray spectrometry with high-purity germanium (HPGe) detector was used to estimate the natural radioactivity levels in the soil along the Little...
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Considerations on premises of recent (< 120 years) sedimentation rate models with unsupported 210Pb: a study case of sediment cores from mud shelf depocenters
This study examines the impact of the constant sedimentation—CS premise on sedimentation rates, mass accumulation rates and age-depth results...
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Assessment of radioactivity concentration of natural radionuclides and radiological hazard indices in coral reefs in the Egyptian Red Sea
Coral reef samples were collected from three areas; Quseir Harbour, Marsa Alam marine, and Quseir area (In-front of reject discharge of desalination...
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Determination of natural radioactivity in beach sands collected along the coastal area of Tamilnadu, India using gamma ray spectrometry
Seashore samples from 101 beaches were collected along the entire Tamilnadu coast to assess the radiation hazards and exposure to dwellers in case...
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A two-point in situ method for simultaneous analysis of radioactivity in seawater and sediment
A new in situ radioactivity analysis method was developed to determine the fractional contributions of gamma-ray emitters in seawater and sediment...
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Simultaneous correction of the coincidence summing and self-absorption for radioactivity measurement in solid samples by MCNP-CP code
The present work of this study involves an advanced analytical procedure that allows direct and fast determining the specific activity of 238 U and 235 ...
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Baseline Radioactivity in the Soil of Evangel Take-Off Campus, Evangel University, Nigeria, and Its Associated Health Risks
Natural radionuclides resulting from the decay chains of 232 Th, 235 U and 238 U and the non-series 40 K are ubiquitous in the environment and as a...
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Evaluation of excess Th-228 in surface bottom sediment of shallow marine ecosystem: a case study from Dongshan Bay
Naturally-occurring thorium isotopes and corresponding Ra-Th disequilibrium in aquatic system are good tracers for particle dynamic processes. Here...
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Natural radioactivity and mineral assessment in red and black colored soils collected from agricultural area of Tiruvannamalai district of Tamil Nadu, India
Activity concentration of 238 U, 232 Th, 40 K and its corresponding radiological parameters in red and black soil samples collected from different...
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Radiometric map** and radiation dose assessments in sediments from Şavşat Black Lake, Turkey
In this study, natural and artificial radioactivity concentrations in sediment samples taken from Şavşat Black Lake located on the Nature Park in...
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Environmental radioactivity and associated radiological hazards in surface soils in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Assessment of environmental radioactivity in surface soils in Ho Chi Minh city, Vietnam has been conducted to establish a baseline data of natural...
