Radioactive elements in wastewater and potable water: Sources, effects, and methods of analysis and removal
Radioactive effluents, originating from nuclear power plants, medical‐nuclear applications,
and various extraction industries worldwide, present a significant and dangerous …
and various extraction industries worldwide, present a significant and dangerous …
Assessment of released natural radionuclides by waste rock pile and mining pit associated with a uranium mine at Caldas, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Abstract The Ore Treatment Unit was a uranium mining company that is currently being
decommissioned. The local rainfall index makes it necessary to release effluents into the …
decommissioned. The local rainfall index makes it necessary to release effluents into the …
Environmental impact assessment due to the intake of uranium contained in surface waters in a semi-arid region in Brazil
Abstract In Santa Quitéria City, part of the population uses surface water for potation. These
waters do not undergo any treatment before consumption. As the region has a deposit of …
waters do not undergo any treatment before consumption. As the region has a deposit of …
Internal dose rate due to intake of uranium and thorium by fish from a dam reservoir associated with a uranium mine in Brazil
Uranium mining can cause environmental impacts on non-human biota around mine sites.
Because of this, the reduction in non-human biota exposure becomes an important issue …
Because of this, the reduction in non-human biota exposure becomes an important issue …
Application of radiological assessment as water quality criterion for effluent release in a Brazilian uranium mine
Uranium mining causes several radiological impacts on the surrounding environment,
notably in the water bodies, mainly due to the release of long half-life radionuclides from the …
notably in the water bodies, mainly due to the release of long half-life radionuclides from the …
An assessment of radiological risks and chemical toxicity due to naturally occurring radionuclides in surface waters of a semiarid region in Brazil
Santa Quitéria, a city in northeastern Brazil, faces significant challenges in ensuring the
availability of potable water due to its semi-arid climate and limited water resources. This …
availability of potable water due to its semi-arid climate and limited water resources. This …
Activity concentrations of natural radionuclides in soil and water around some quarries and potential human health effects
In this study, radioactivity levels were measured in surface soil and water around some large
quarries and quarry lakes in Binh Duong Province, Vietnam. Natural radionuclides (226Ra …
quarries and quarry lakes in Binh Duong Province, Vietnam. Natural radionuclides (226Ra …
Compliance assessment when radioactive discharges are close to exemption levels in nuclear medicine facilities
L Carvalheira, JM Lopes, PF de Aguiar… - Radiation Physics and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Nuclear Medicine has applied radiopharmaceuticals to diagnose and treat several diseases
for decades. The decay of the radionuclide inserted in the drug needs to be monitored and …
for decades. The decay of the radionuclide inserted in the drug needs to be monitored and …