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 …

People use granite in residential buildings on a large scale all around the world. Knowing
granite's radiological characteristics allows for the safe use of its properties to be maintained …

Residents are continuously exposed to ionizing radiation emitted from 238U, 232Th and
40K maintained in building materials, which may cause health risks. Hence, these building …

Assessment of the radioactive impacts of building materials has become important before
materials are employed in various infrastructure fields. The current study conducted a …

Geological materials usually contaminated with naturally occurring radioactive materials
(NORM) have become a focus of great attention. The gamma radiation in samples of a …

The aim of this study was to comprehensively study the radiological hazards of granite and
marble used as a building material in Egypt. The activity concentrations of 226Ra, 232Th …

This study was conducted to investigate the radioactive potential hazard of granite, which is
widely used as building material in Turkey. Natural radiation levels of 18 various, globally …

The radionuclides 226Ra, 232Th and 40K concentrations measured as well as radiological
parameters, for 14 granite samples that use in Iran as building material were calculated. The …

The assessment of radiological hazard due to external and internal indoor exposure was
investigated for 26 raw granites collected from different granite quarries in Ranyah (KSA) …

The existence of radioactivity linked to the heavy-bearing minerals in building materials—
such as granite—has increased attention to the extraction procedure. Granite rocks play an …