The rising number of chronic kidney disease patients with no identifiable cause (CKD of
uncertain aetiology), prevalent in some areas of the dry zone of Sri Lanka is suspected to be …

Growing concern has been expressed about uranium (U) accumulation in agricultural soils
caused by the long-term application of mineral fertilizers. More than 80% of naturally …

The fertilizers are essential in agriculture as they supply nutrients to the farming fields. One
of the sources of radioactivity other than those of natural origin is mainly due to extensive …

The study was carried out to determine radioactivity concentrations in surface soil samples
of the city of Edirne in connection with the potential radiological hazards due to Chernobyl …

The activity concentration of natural 226 Ra, 232 Th, and 40 K radionuclides was examined
in some selected locations in Aliaga Bay of Izmir district, Turkey. Sediment samples from 30 …

Phosphate fertilizers are enriched with 238 U during its production from phosphate rocks.
Since, application of phosphate fertilizers in modern agriculture is ever on the increase, the …

Miners, factory workers, traders, end-users, and foodstuff consumers all run the risk of
encountering health hazards derived from the presence of elevated levels of radiation in …

From earlier surveys conducted by soviet researchers, the Kabul area was identified as a
region of high natural radioactivity. In addition, depleted uranium ammunition was used by …

A passive technique using solid state nuclear track detectors was developed to detect the
low-level gross alpha activity (A α) in low-mass size-fractionated (< 10 g) samples of urban …

Recently, in the Sudan, traditional gold mining has been growing rapidly and has become a
very attractive and popular economic activity. Mining activity is recognized as one of the …