[HTML][HTML] An overview on measurements of natural radioactivity in Malaysia

N Ahmad, MS Jaafar, M Bakhash, M Rahim - Journal of radiation research …, 2015 - Elsevier
Humans are always exposed during their lives to ionizing radiation arising outside and
within the earth. The exposure to these radiation occurs from natural sources such as …

Environmental 238U and 232Th concentration measurements in an area of high level natural background radiation at Palong, Johor, Malaysia

AT Ramli, AWMA Hussein, AK Wood - Journal of environmental …, 2005 - Elsevier
Concentrations of uranium-238 and thorium-232 in soil, water, grass, moss and oil-palm fruit
samples collected from an area of high background radiation were determined using …

Assessment of dose rates around Manisa (Turkey)

FS Ereeş, S Aközcan, Y Parlak, S Cam - Radiation Measurements, 2006 - Elsevier
Natural radionuclide activity concentration of surface soils at 64 locations in central Manisa
were measured using gamma spectrometry (ORTEC). The natural gamma radioactivity of …

Radiological monitoring: terrestrial natural radionuclides in Kinta District, Perak, Malaysia

SK Lee, H Wagiran, AT Ramli, NH Apriantoro… - Journal of environmental …, 2009 - Elsevier
Natural background gamma radiation and radioactivity concentrations were investigated
from 2003 to 2005 in Kinta District, Perak, Malaysia. Sample locations were distant from any …

Effect of the natural radioactivity concentrations and 226Ra/238U disequilibrium on cancer diseases in Penang, Malaysia

BA Almayahi, AA Tajuddin, MS Jaafar - Radiation Physics and Chemistry, 2012 - Elsevier
Natural radioactivity measurements and assessment of radiological hazards in soil and sand
samples obtained from Penang, Malaysia were carried out using the Exploranium GR-135 …

Reference levels of natural radioactivity for the beach sands in a Brazilian southeastern coastal region

AS Alencar, AC Freitas - Radiation Measurements, 2005 - Elsevier
Gamma dose rates of ten beaches in Ilha Grande, an island of Brazilian southeastern cost,
were measured in situ using an environmental radiation detector. The values ranged from …

Assessment of environmental 226Ra, 232Th and 40K concentrations in the region of elevated radiation background in Segamat District, Johor, Malaysia

MA Saleh, AT Ramli, Y Alajerami, AS Aliyu - Journal of environmental …, 2013 - Elsevier
Extensive environmental survey and measurements of gamma radioactivity in the soil
samples collected from Segamat District were conducted. Two gamma detectors were used …

Isodose mapping of terrestrial gamma radiation dose rate of Selangor state, Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya, Malaysia

MSM Sanusi, AT Ramli, HT Gabdo, NN Garba… - Journal of environmental …, 2014 - Elsevier
A terrestrial gamma radiation survey for the state of Selangor, Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya
was conducted to obtain baseline data for environmental radiological health practices …

Measurement of the radon exhalation rate and effective radium concentration in soil samples of southern Sakarya, Turkey

E Tabar, H Yakut, A Kuş - Indoor and Built Environment, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
In the present study, radon exhalation rates in terms of mass and area, as well as the
effective radium concentration in soil samples collected simultaneously from different …

[PDF][PDF] Assessment of natural radiation levels and associated dose rates from surface soils in Pontian district, Johor, Malaysia

MA Saleh, AT Ramli, Y Alajerami… - Journal of Ovonic …, 2013 - academia.edu
Exposure to ionizing radiation from natural sources is a continuous and unavoidable feature
of life. Human beings are exposed to natural background radiation every day from the …