Radioactive elements in wastewater and potable water: Sources, effects, and methods of analysis and removal

S Sharma, V Sharma, A Mittal, DK Das… - Water Environment …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Radioactive effluents, originating from nuclear power plants, medical‐nuclear applications,
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

WS Pereira, A Kelecom, M Charles-Pierre… - … Science and Pollution …, 2022 - Springer
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 …

Environmental impact assessment due to the intake of uranium contained in surface waters in a semi-arid region in Brazil

W de Souza Pereira, A Kelecom, JM Lopes… - … Science and Pollution …, 2024 - Springer
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 …

Internal dose rate due to intake of uranium and thorium by fish from a dam reservoir associated with a uranium mine in Brazil

W de Souza Pereira, A Kelecom, JM Lopes… - Radiation and …, 2024 - Springer
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 …

Application of radiological assessment as water quality criterion for effluent release in a Brazilian uranium mine

WS Pereira, A Kelecom, JM Lopes… - … Science and Pollution …, 2023 - Springer
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 …

An assessment of radiological risks and chemical toxicity due to naturally occurring radionuclides in surface waters of a semiarid region in Brazil

W de Souza Pereira, A Kelecom, JM Lopes… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2024 - Elsevier
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 …

Activity concentrations of natural radionuclides in soil and water around some quarries and potential human health effects

LB An, VT Nguyen, NPT Huynh, HTY Hong… - Water, Air, & Soil …, 2023 - Springer
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 …

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 …