Assessment and health effects of radon and its relation with some parameters in groundwater sources from shallow aquifers in granitic terrains, southeastern axis of …

TA Adagunodo, AA Aremu, OG Bayowa… - Groundwater for …, 2023 - Elsevier
Assessing the level of radon concentrations in water for domestic purposes is important
because it will reveal if the consumption and uses of such water is safe. This study was …

[HTML][HTML] Assessment of natural radioactivity in various commercial tiles used for building purposes in Nigeria

ES Joel, O Maxwell, OO Adewoyin, CO Ehi-Eromosele… - MethodsX, 2018 - Elsevier
In this study, we evaluated the activity concentration of natural radionuclides (226 Ra, 232
Th and 40 K) for fifteen (15) different brands of tile samples used for building purposes in …

Radiological investigation of high background radiation areas

F Mubarak, M Fayez-Hassan, NA Mansour… - Scientific reports, 2017 - nature.com
In this paper, we used the Hyper-Pure Germanium (HPGe) detector to measure 30 samples
which are collected from north of Nile Delta near Rosetta beach in Egypt. The activity of …

[PDF][PDF] Natural radioactivity concentrations of 226Ra, 232Th, and 40K in commercial building materials and their lifetime cancer risk assessment in Dwellers

M Omeje, OO Adewoyin, ES Joel… - Human and Ecological …, 2018 - core.ac.uk
Elevated radioactivity levels of 226Ra, 232Th, and 40K in building materials were measured
using gamma-ray spectrometry and their associated lifetime cancer risks were also …

Time series analysis of soil radon in Northern Pakistan: Implications for earthquake forecasting

A Barkat, A Ali, U Hayat, QG Crowley, K Rehman… - Applied …, 2018 - Elsevier
Time series analysis of soil radon data has previously been proposed as a mechanism for
earthquake hazard forecasting, but it is not universally accepted as such. Here we perform …

Assessment of natural radioactivity and radiological impacts in several beaches of Kadikoy, Istanbul

O Günay - Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry, 2024 - Springer
Abstract Natural radioactivity (226Ra, 232Th, and 40K) concentrations were determined in
sand samples collected from various beaches in Kadıköy-Istanbul (Turkey) at 12 sampling …

Radiological risk from activity concentrations of natural radionuclides: Cumulative Hazard Index

S Aközcan, F Külahcı, O Günay, S Özden - Journal of Radioanalytical and …, 2021 - Springer
Abstract The Cumulative Hazard Index method has been proposed for the first time to
determine the low and high-risk levels of radionuclides. The significant radiological …

[HTML][HTML] Study of radium content and radon exhalation rates in raw building materials used in southern India

SR Soniya, PJ Jojo, MU Khandaker - Physics Open, 2023 - Elsevier
As a potential source of indoor radiation arising from radon, a range of building materials
(white cement, gray cement, gravel, gypsum, granite, marble, vitrified tile, and brick) were …

Assessment of natural radioactivity in cements used as building materials in Turkey

BE Özdiş, NF Çam, B Canbaz Öztürk - Journal of Radioanalytical and …, 2017 - Springer
The radioactivity concentrations of 226 Ra, 232 Th and 40 K in 42 samples from different
types of cements produced in Turkey were measured using gamma-ray spectrometer. The …

Comparative analysis of natural radioactivity content in tiles made in Nigeria and imported tiles from China

ES Joel, O Maxwell, OO Adewoyin… - Scientific reports, 2018 - nature.com
In this investigation, natural radioactive contents in tiles manufactured in Nigeria and tiles
imported from China were measured using gamma ray spectroscopy. High Purity …