With nuclear energy acquiring a significant place on the energy map of the world, there is a
continuing need for uranium production. As a consequence, process wastes from the …

Concentrations of natural radionuclides (226Ra and 232Th) in ground and drinking waters
of some areas in Upper Egypt were determined by gamma ray spectrometry with a HPGe …

Unexpected high 228Ra concentrations, up to 2Bql− 1, were found in waters of a coastal
lagoon close to a monazite sand separation plant. Due to their use as process waters in this …

Conclusion The calculated annual effective dose due to water consumption by Iranians was
within the average annual global range. Therefore, based on the present results …

Radionuclides find their way into the water resources at sites in the vicinity of nuclear
facilities involved in mining, milling, ore separation, purification, etc. The presented study …

Radioisotopes can be defined as the radioactive isotopes of an element. They refer to the
atoms that contain an unstable combination of neutrons and protons. The combination can …

A survey of radionuclide concentrations in ground waters of Região dos Lagos, the Lake's
Region-Rio de Janeiro State-Brazil, was performed in order to verify the natural levels of …

Uranium concentration in earth's crust varies on average from 2 to 4 ppm (parts per million).
However, in a region located 30 km from Recife (state of Pernambuco, Brazil), the uranium …

Environmental radiation originates from a number of naturally occurring and human-made
sources. Radioactive materials occur naturally everywhere in the environment (eg, uranium …