The present study is carried out in selected locations of the Champawat district in the lesser
Kumaun Himalayan belt of Uttarakhand, India. The Scintillation detector-based portable …

Human beings are constantly exposed to radioactivity in the environment. As they are major
sources of harmful radiation, radionuclides found in the atmosphere might result in a …

In the present study, the activity concentration of radioactive nuclides (226Ra, 232Th and
40K) in different types of rocks in the lesser Himalayan mountainous region in Jammu and …

Different degrees of natural radioactivity found in quartz can have negative consequences
on health. Quartz vein along the investigated Abu Ramad area, Egypt, had its natural …

The present study aimed to assess the radioactive hazards associated with the application
of granitoid rocks in building materials. An HPGe spectrometer was used to detect the levels …

This study summarizes the seasonal experimental data on the activity concentrations of
indoor 222Rn (Radon), 220Rn (Thoron) and their progeny in Mansa and Muktsar districts of …

The source terms, ie, exhalation and emanation from soil and building materials are the
primary contributors to the radon (222 Rn)/thoron (220 Rn) concentration levels in the …

The study of radionuclides is very important in our daily life as these impose health
implications to the general public. In present study the estimation of radionuclides in …

The purposes of research were following: observation and interpretation of variations of
radon concentration in the atmosphere-vertical, seasonal, spatial and analysis of relation …

The radioactivity concentration of environmental radionuclides was analyzed for soil and
sand at eight locations within a radius of 255 m centered on the Dongnam Institute of …