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Using Natural Radionuclides to Trace Sources of Suspended Particles in the Lower Reaches of the Yellow River
Natural radionuclides are powerful tools for understanding the sources and fate of suspended particulate matter (SPM). Particulate matter with...
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Natural Radioactivity and Background Values of Anthropogenic Radionuclides in Groundwater around the Leningrad NPP Area
AbstractThe natural radioactivity and background content of anthropogenic radionuclides in groundwater near the Leningrad NPP were studied based on...
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Content and Behavior of Heavy Natural Radionuclides in Tula Zaseki Gray and Agro-Gray Soils
AbstractThe 226 Ra, 238 U, and 232 Th fractions have been studied in the virgin gray soil under the forest and in the agro-gray soil of the Tula forest...
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Natural radionuclides in rocks and their association with the mineralogy of rocks in Dakshina Kannada region of southern India
The radioactivity levels of natural radionuclides 226 Ra, 232 Th, and 40 K in the rocks of Dakshina Kannada region of southern India were measured by...
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New Data on Potential Mobility of Anthropogenic Radionuclides in Bottom Sediments of the Yenisei River
AbstractIt has been shown that, after the shutdown of the nuclear reactor at the Rosatom Mining and Chemical Combine (MCC) in 2010, anthropogenic...
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Contribution of the Photonic Component to the Ionization of the Atmosphere by Earth Crust Radionuclides and Radioactive Emanations
AbstractWe investigate the contribution of gamma radiation of natural radionuclides constituting the Earth crust, radioactive emanations, and their...
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Evaluation of contamination by metals and radionuclides in periurban soils
This work evaluates contamination by metals and radionuclides with a chemometric approach, using peri-urban soils near the new International Airport,...
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Using Radionuclides from Atmospheric Deposition in the Study of Their Geochemical Migration in Soils: Review
AbstractThis article provides an overview of the results of long-term studies of the migration of radionuclides in the composition of lysimetric...
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Natural and Artificial Radioactivity in the Rhine and Its Tributaries
Presently, natural and artificial radioactivity in the Rhine River does not present a radiological hazard to the population. On the contrary, the... -
Radioactivity of Surface Marine Sediments of Chaun Bay: Analysis of Natural and Anthropogenic Factors
AbstractThe paper presents data on the spatial distribution of the active concentration of natural ( 232 Th, 226 Ra, and 40 K) and anthropogenic ( 137 Cs)...
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Adsorption mechanism and modeling of radionuclides and heavy metals onto ZnO nanoparticles: a review
The contamination of environmental waters with heavy metals and radionuclides is increasing because of rapid industrial and population growth. The...
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Influence of tectonic perturbations on the migration of long-lived radionuclides from an underground repository of radioactive waste
We studied the influence of tectonic perturbations on the transport of potentially mobilized radionuclides in groundwater from a deep-mined...
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Natural ambient gamma radiation levels, distribution of radionuclides, and evaluation of radiological hazards around Bellary thermal power plant, India
The ambient gamma radiation around the Bellary thermal power plant was measured by Scintillometer of NaI (Tl) detector. The ambient gamma radiation...
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Health risk profile of natural radionuclides in soils, sediments, tailings and rocks around mining sites in Nigeria
The extent of contamination and health risks of radionuclides in media around mining sites in Nigeria were carried out in this study. A total of 210...
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Assessment of natural radioactivity levels and potential health risks around coal fired brick kilns of twin cities Rawalpindi and Islamabad, Pakistan
In this study, the concentrations of radionuclides ( 226 Ra, 232 Th, and 40 K) in feed coal, bottom ash, and soil samples have been analysed by high...
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Distribution of gamma-ray radionuclides in surface sediments of the Kongsfjorden, Arctic: Implications for sediment provenance
The Kongsfjorden is highly sensitive region to climate variability, however, the study of gamma-ray radionuclides in related areas is relatively...
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Natural occurring radiation dose and radiological risk assessment around Monoun Lake and surrounding localities in the West region of Cameroon
The main objective of this study was to assess the natural radiation dose and radiological risk around Lake Monoun and some surrounding localities. A...
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Environmental impact assessment and statistical analysis of natural radioactivity in the slopes of Mount Cameroon area
The activity concentrations of natural radionuclides 226 Ra, 232 Th, and 40 K in soil samples from the slopes of Mount Cameroon (South-West coastal...
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Analyzing the Natural–Technogenic Geosystem with Computer Interpretation Data (Using the Degelen Massif of the Semipalatinsk Test Site as an Example)
AbstractThe results of a computer interpretation of the LANDSAT satellite image of a natural–technogenic geosystem (the Degelen area of the...
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Modes of Occurrence of Artificial Radionuclides in Soils in the Area of the Kola Nuclear Power Plant
Abstract—The paper presents data obtained by studying the modes of 137 Cs, 90 Sr, 239,240 Pu, and 237 Np occurrence in different genetic horizons of...