Risk assessment of drinkable water sources using gross alpha and beta radioactivity levels and heavy metals

OJ Okunola, MOA Oladipo, T Aker, OB Popoola - Heliyon, 2020 - cell.com
The increase in economic activities as a result of population surge in Dutsin-Ma has
culminated into increase in waste and environmental quality degradation. Hence, this study …

Gross alpha and beta exposure assessment due to intake of drinking water in Guilan, Iran

A Abbasi, F Mirekhtiary - Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry, 2017 - Springer
In this study, the activity concentration of the gross α and β in drinking water samples
collected from 28 different locations in the North Guilan province in Iran was measured. For …

The assessment of the annual effective dose due to ingestion of radionuclides from drinking water consumption: calculation methods

V Pintilie-Nicolov, PL Georgescu, C Iticescu… - … of Radioanalytical and …, 2021 - Springer
In the present paper the different ways of assessing the annual effective dose due to
ingestion of radionuclides by drinking water consumption were examined and exemplified …

Spatial distribution modeling of radiometric analysis and radiation dose estimations in drinking water and soil samples from Siirt city in Türkiye

N Damla, A Altun, CM Yesilkanat, H Taskin… - … and Ecological Risk …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
In this study, the spatial distribution model has been aimed to characterize the radiometric
parameters in drinking water and soil samples of Siirt City in Türkiye using the geostatistical …

Radiometric mapping and radiation dose assessments in sediments from Şavşat Black Lake, Turkey

S Dizman, T Akdemir, CM Yeşilkanat… - … of Radioanalytical and …, 2022 - Springer
In this study, natural and artificial radioactivity concentrations in sediment samples taken
from Şavşat Black Lake located on the Nature Park in Artvin were determined using a high …

Measurement of gross alpha and beta activity concentration in groundwater of Jordan: groundwater quality, annual effective dose and lifetime risk assessment

AH Alomari, MA Saleh, S Hashim… - Journal of Water and …, 2019 - iwaponline.com
The current study was conducted to measure the activity concentration of the gross alpha
and beta in 87 groundwater samples collected from the productive aquifers that constitute a …

Investigation and mapping of natural and artificial radioactivity in sediment samples from Borçka Black Lake, Artvin-Turkey

S Dizman, T Akdemir, CM Yeşilkanat… - International Journal …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
All living creatures in nature are constantly exposed to ionising radiation, which is emitted
from natural and artificial radiation sources. For this reason, it is important to monitor the …

[HTML][HTML] Radioactivity in water and food from Hangzhou, China in the past decade: levels, sources, exposure and human health risk assessment

Y Cao, Z Zhao, H Zou, X Lou, P Wang, X Gao… - … Technology & Innovation, 2022 - Elsevier
There were few studies reported the temporal trend of radioactivity in water and food. Here,
using Hangzhou (Zhejiang, China) as a case study, we determined the radioactivity (90 Sr …

Environmental impact assessment of natural radioactivity and heavy metals in drinking water around Akkuyu Nuclear Power Plant in Mersin Province

G KARAHAN, H TAŞKIN… - Turkish Journal of …, 2018 - journals.tubitak.gov.tr
The aim of this study was to determine natural radioactive and heavy element
concentrations in Mersin drinking water samples before the commissioning of the Akkuyu …

Health implications of natural radioactivity in spring water used for drinking in Harnai, Balochistan

N Ahmad, A Khan, I Ahmad, J Hussain… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Measurements of radiological health hazards through radionuclides present in drinking
water are useful for public health studies, which give estimation of public exposure. In …