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1. 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...

   Sascha Wisser, Jens Hartkopf in The Rhine

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2. Thermal Effects in the Matrix with the Rare Earth Fraction

   Abstract

   High-level waste (HLW) separation into fractions simplifies isolation in matrices and disposal. One of these fractions consists of rare...

   S. V. Yudintsev, V. I. Malkovsky in Doklady Earth Sciences

   Article 10 June 2024
   

3. Radioecological Condition of the Kola Peninsula Coastal Zone According to Observations in 2013–2020

   Abstract

   The current radionuclide pollution of the marine environment (water and bottom sediments) in the coastal zone of the Kola Peninsula have been...

   G. G. Matishov, G. V. Il’in, ... D. A. Valuiskaya in Russian Meteorology and Hydrology

   Article 01 April 2023
   

4. Working Approach: Lab Investigation and Proxy Development

   This chapter briefly discusses a sequential approach starting from documentation of samples (core cutting, lithology preparation, etc.),...

   Praveen K. Mishra in The Application of Lake Sediments for Climate Studies

   Chapter 2023
   

5. Main Sources of ¹³⁴Cs in the Barents and Kara Seas (1960–2020)

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   The role of the short-lived ¹³⁴ Cs radionuclide in the formation of the radioecological background in the marine environment of the Arctic is...

   G. G. Matishov, G. V. Ilyin, I. S. Usyagina in Doklady Earth Sciences

   Article 30 September 2021
   

6. Radioactivity

   Amanda Reichelt-Brushett, Joanne M. Oakes in Marine Pollution – Monitoring, Management and Mitigation

   Chapter Open access 2023
   

7. Study of the State and Variability of the Japan and Okhotsk Seas in the 77th Cruise of the R/V Professor Gagarinskiy and 97th Cruise of the R/V Akademik M.A. Lavrentyev

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   Investigation of the interannual and short-term variability of the water parameters in the seas of Japan and Okhotsk and their ecological...

   V. B. Lobanov, A. F. Sergeev, ... A. Yu. Yurtsev in Oceanology

   Article 01 June 2023
   

8. Determination of natural radioactivity in coralline beach sands of Lakshadweep Islands (Kavaratti and Minicoy), India

   In the current study, the level of naturally occurring radioactivity materials (NORM) in coralline sand samples collected from Minicoy and Kavaratti...

   Saravanan Couppoussamy, Kakolee Banerjee, ... Ramesh Ramachandran in Arabian Journal of Geosciences

   Article 03 November 2023
   

9. Radioactivity concentration and risk indices in intertidal sediments of the Red River Delta, Vietnam

   The radioactive concentrations of ⁴⁰ K, ²³² Th and ²²⁶ Ra in 11 intertidal sediment cores in the Red River Delta were determined, and radiological...

   Bui Van Vuong, Phan Son Hai, ... Dang Hoai Nhon in Environmental Earth Sciences

   Article 09 January 2024
   

10. Natural radionuclides in bottom sediments of the saline lakes. What factors determine their concentration?

    Concentrations of ²²⁶ Ra, ⁴⁰ K, ²¹⁰ Pb, ²³⁴ Th, ²³⁸ U, ²³² Th, and ²¹⁰ Po were determined in bottom sediments of 11 Crimean saline lakes. From lake to lake,...

    Nickolai Shadrin, Natalia Mirzoeva, ... Elena Anufriieva in Environmental Earth Sciences

    Article 04 April 2020
    

11. Early planetary processes and light elements in iron-dominated cores

    This paper discusses the latest research on the accretion and differentiation of terrestrial planets and multidisciplinary constraints on light...

    Chaojia Lv, ** Liu in Acta Geochimica

    Article 21 January 2022
    

12. Radiological risk assessment of particulate matters in urban areas in Kuwait

    Both natural and artificial radioactive airborne particles (RAPs) scatter over long distances and in a variety of directions. Vulnerability to the RAPs ...

    Anfal Ismaeel, Abdulaziz Aba, ... Omar Al-Boloushi in Arabian Journal of Geosciences

    Article 19 October 2021
    

13. Neutron Activation Autoradiography for Investigation of paintings

    Neutron autoradiography (NAR) is a nondestructive method for materials characterization and analysis of applied techniques in paintings of prominent...

    Andrea Denker, Nikolay Kardjilov, Birgit Schröder-Smeibidl in Handbook of Cultural Heritage Analysis

    Reference work entry 2022
    

14. Comparative analysis of NORM concentration in mineral soils and tailings from a tin-mine in Nigeria

    Mining of tin and other related activities have been active and thus leading to economic growth in the Jos area of Nigeria for more than a century....

    M. Atipo, O. Olarinoye, B. Awojoyogbe in Environmental Earth Sciences

    Article 18 August 2020
    

15. In Search of a Destination

    In this chapter, I describe my path to science, starting from my first encounters with physics. Reflections on the Earth sciences, meteorology,...

    Emil Stanev in Trajectories in Oceanography

    Chapter 2023
    

16. The Radionuclide ⁶⁰Co as a Marker for Estimating the Scale of Transfer of Bottom Sediments in the Yenisei River during the Flood of 2006

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    The studies of bottom sediments of the Yenisei River from 2006 to 2016 near the Mining and Chemical Combine (MCC) and at a distance of up to...

    A. Ya. Bolsunovsky, D. V. Dementyev, V. I. Vakhrushev in Doklady Earth Sciences

    Article 01 August 2022
    

17. Evaluation of radiological hazards due to natural radioactivity in soil samples collected in and around some gold mining areas of the Mayo-Kebbi region in Chad with statistical analyses

    In this work, a high-purity germanium (HPGe) detector in a low-background setup was used to determine the activity concentrations of ²³⁸ U, ²³² Th, and ^40...

    Penabeï Samafou, Bongue Daniel, ... Kwato Njock Moïse Godfroy in Arabian Journal of Geosciences

    Article 20 September 2023
    

18. Natural radioactivity levels and radiation hazards in some magmatic rocks from the eastern and western deserts

    This paper reports the natural radioactivity of some igneous rocks used as dimension stones, following the trend of other studies on the evaluation...

    M. Abdelmohsen, Mervat A. Elhaddad, Atef El-Taher in Euro-Mediterranean Journal for Environmental Integration

    Article 27 June 2024
    

19. Atmospheric methane variability through the Last Glacial Maximum and deglaciation mainly controlled by tropical sources

    Constraining the causes of past atmospheric methane variability is important for understanding links between methane and climate. Abrupt methane...

    Ben Riddell-Young, Julia Rosen, ... Thomas Blunier in Nature Geoscience

    Article 27 November 2023
    

20. The geological situation in Abu-Jir Faults Zone, western Iraq: evidence from the radioactivity in Hit–Haditha area

    Total radioactivity measurements (cps) in 59 sites were achieved in the Hit–Kubaiysa–Haditha area. Geological samples (soil and rock) from those...

    Kamal K. Ali in Environmental Earth Sciences

    Article 06 May 2023