Accumulation of aeolian sediments around the Tengger Desert during the late Quaternary and its implications on interpreting chronostratigraphic records from …

J Peng, X Wang, G Yin, G Adamiec, J Du… - Quaternary Science …, 2022 - Elsevier
Chronostratigraphic records in the drylands of north China provide essential archives to
reveal the dynamic connections between climate changes and behaviours of aeolian …

[HTML][HTML] Conceptualization of arid region radioecology strategies for agricultural ecosystems of the United Arab Emirates (UAE)

P Raj, N Padiyath, N Semioshkina, Y Addad… - Science of The Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Since the last decade, ambitious nuclear power programmes have begun maturing in the
Arab countries, most importantly in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The region's …

Health risk assessment of radioactive footprints of the urban soils in the residents of Dera Ghazi Khan, Pakistan

S Ghias, KH Satti, M Khan, M Dilband, A Naseem… - Chemosphere, 2021 - Elsevier
The aim of the study was to evaluate the radiation levels, radiological doses and excess
lifetime cancer risk possessed by the urban soils that were collected from the vicinity of the …

[HTML][HTML] Measurements of natural radioactivity and evaluation of radiation hazard indices in soils around the Manyoni uranium deposit in Tanzania

F Lolila, MS Mazunga - Journal of Radiation Research and Applied …, 2023 - Elsevier
Pre-mining natural radioactivity levels in soils over a 27.96 km 2 site around the Manyoni
Uranium Project in Tanzania were determined by a high purity germanium detector. The …

Radioactivity of Technosols on thermal power station ash disposal sites: Assessment of potential radiological human‐health risk

Ł Uzarowicz, M Stobiński, F Jędrzejek… - Land Degradation & …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Soil radioactivity is a poorly recognized form of land degradation; however, there are regions
all around the world where it can be dangerous to the environment and human health. The …

Transfer of natural radionuclides from soil to Abu Dhabi date palms

P Raj, N Padiyath, N Semioshkina, F Foulon… - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
Nuclear power and modern agriculture are two crucial sectors for sustainable development
in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). As these industries mature rapidly in the country, their …

Radioecological perspective: The concentration of natural radionuclides around the coast of PLTU Labuan

Y Priasetyono, NN Amalia, AA Harafiah… - Marine Pollution …, 2024 - Elsevier
The utilization of coal in Power Plants (PLTUs) can lead to the generation of fly ash waste,
which may contain natural radionuclides that can potentially contaminate the surrounding …

Optimization of cesium adsorption by Prussian blue using experiments and gene expression modeling

MN Nguyen, M Yaqub, S Kim, W Lee - Journal of Water Process …, 2021 - Elsevier
Water-soluble and insoluble Prussian blue (PB) named PB-sol and PB-insol are synthesized
to investigate the removal of cesium (Cs+) from an aqueous solution. During synthesis …

[HTML][HTML] Spatial distribution of fallout and lithogenic radionuclides controlled by soil carbon and water erosion in an agroforestry South-Pyrenean catchment

L Gaspar, I Lizaga, A Navas - Geoderma, 2021 - Elsevier
The mineral composition of soils and weathering processes are known to control the natural
radioactivity of soils but research on the influence of water erosion and of main soil …

Composition of deposited sediment and its temporal variation in a disturbed tropical catchment in the Kelantan river basin, Peninsular Malaysia

D Sugumaran, WH Blake, GE Millward, Z Yusop… - … Science and Pollution …, 2023 - Springer
Pristine tropical river systems are coming under increasing pressure from the development
of economic resources such as forestry and mining for valuable elements. The Lebir …