Review of the status of radioactivity profile in the oil and gas producing areas of the Niger delta region of Nigeria

BB Babatunde, FD Sikoki, GO Avwiri… - Journal of environmental …, 2019 - Elsevier
There is widespread degradation of the environment of the Niger Delta region of Nigeria
such that the United Nations Environment Program described it as an ecological wasteland …

Assessments of radioactivity concentration of natural radionuclides and radiological hazard indices in sediment samples from the East coast of Tamilnadu, India with …

R Ravisankar, J Chandramohan… - Marine pollution …, 2015 - Elsevier
This paper reports on the distribution of three natural radionuclides 238 U, 232 Th and 40 K
in coastal sediments from Pattipulam to Devanampattinam along the East coast of …

Heavy metals and natural radioactivity concentration in sediments of the Mediterranean Sea coast

A Abbasi, F Mirekhtiary - Marine Pollution Bulletin, 2020 - Elsevier
Heavy metal assessment and natural radioactivity determination in sediments of North
Cyprus (Mediterranean coast) were carried out using different analysis methods. The …

Human health impact of natural and artificial radioactivity levels in the sediments and fish of Bonny Estuary, Niger Delta, Nigeria

BB Babatunde, FD Sikoki, I Hart - Challenges, 2015 - mdpi.com
There is widespread contamination of the environment of the Niger Delta, which may include
enhanced background levels of naturally occurring radioactive materials (NORM) due to oil …

Assessment of gamma radiation and associated radiation hazards in coastal sediments of south east coast of Tamilnadu, India with statistical approach

N Harikrishnan, R Ravisankar… - Ecotoxicology and …, 2018 - Elsevier
Gamma spectroscopy was performed to determine the concentrations of 226 Ra, 232 Th and
40 K in sediment samples collected from Periyakalapet to Parangaipettai, East coast of …

Assessment of radioactivity concentration of natural radionuclides and radiological hazard indices in coral reefs in the Egyptian Red Sea

M Shabib, A El-Taher, NMA Mohamed… - … of Radioanalytical and …, 2021 - Springer
Coral reef samples were collected from three areas; Quseir Harbour, Marsa Alam marine,
and Quseir area (In-front of reject discharge of desalination plant) at the Egyptian Red Sea …

Dispersion of gamma dose rates and natural radionuclides in the coastal environments of the Unumherin community in Niger Delta

M Omeje, G Usiaka Aimua… - Cogent …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
The outdoor gamma dose rates and the activity concentrations of potassium-40, uranium-
238, and thorium-232 within the study area were carried out using calibrated hand-held …

Distribution of 226Ra, 232Th and 40K in Kanyakumari beach placer deposits along Tamil Nadu coast, India

T Natarajan, SK Sahoo, T Nakajima… - … of Radioanalytical and …, 2024 - Springer
Abstract Distributions of 226Ra, 232Th and 40K were studied in the coastal region of
Kanyakumari district, a high background natural radiation area (HBNRA). The absorbed …

An assessment on levels of radionuclides and trace metals and radiological risk to marine biota in the North-Eastern Mediterranean Sea

I Koraltan, O Guven, FO Asri, O Aktas, E Aksoy… - The European Physical …, 2023 - Springer
Artificially produced radionuclides by nuclear reactions are the second type available in the
marine environment, in addition to the radionuclides originating from natural sources …

Environmental assessment of radioactivity levels and radiation hazards in soil at North Western-Mediterranean Sea coast, Egypt

MHE Monged, AM Abu Khatita, ST El-Hemamy… - Environmental Earth …, 2020 - Springer
The present work aims to obtain adequate knowledge about the natural radioactivity levels
and the related radiation hazard at the northwestern coastal zone of Egypt as part of the …