Evaluation of environmental radioactivity in soils around a coal burning power plant and a coal mining area in Barapukuria, Bangladesh: Radiological risks …

MA Habib, R Khan, K Phoungthong - Chemical Geology, 2022 - Elsevier
To study the distributions and potential dispersions of naturally occurring radioactive
materials (NORMs: 226 Ra, 232 Th, and 40 K) from coal-based activities (Barapukuria …

Application of several spatial interpolation techniques to monthly rainfall data in the Calabria region (southern Italy)

G Pellicone, T Caloiero, G Modica… - International Journal of …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
The spatial distribution of rainfall is paramount for water‐related research such as
hydrological modelling and watershed management. The use of different interpolation …

[HTML][HTML] Seasonal variations of terrestrial gamma dose, natural radionuclides and human health

DE Tchorz-Trzeciakiewicz, B Kozłowska… - Chemosphere, 2023 - Elsevier
The aim of the research was to study seasonal variations in gamma radiation and the
statistical significance of these variations. Moreover, we compared in-situ and laboratory …

Measurement of radioactivity in soils of Karamjal and Harbaria mangrove forest of Sundarbans for establishment of radiological database

MMM Siraz, J AM, MS Alam, MB Rashid, Z Hossain… - Plos one, 2023 - journals.plos.org
This work presents the first in-depth study of soil radioactivity in the mangrove forest of
Bangladesh part of the Sundarbans. It used HPGe gamma-ray spectrometry to measure the …

Uranium, thorium and potassium insights on Campania region (Italy) soils: Sources patterns based on compositional data analysis and fractal model

I Guagliardi, D Zuzolo, S Albanese, A Lima… - Journal of geochemical …, 2020 - Elsevier
Uranium, thorium and potassium are distinguished in different compartments of the
environmental media according to the inputs, the fate and the distribution patterns that occur …

In-situ assessment of natural terrestrial-radioactivity from Uranium-238 (238U), Thorium-232 (232Th) and Potassium-40 (40K) in coastal urban-environment and its …

ES Joel, M Omeje, OC Olawole, GA Adeyemi… - Scientific reports, 2021 - nature.com
The risk of natural terrestrial radioactivity on human health is often underestimated, and
environmental safety awareness is necessary. Hence, this study aims to assess natural …

Estimation of activity concentrations of radionuclides and their hazard indices in coastal plain sand region of Ogun state

OO Adewoyin, O Maxwell, SA Akinwumi… - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
Assessment of natural background radionuclides emanating from the subsurface geological
features was carried out with the use of gamma-ray spectrometry at various locations at one …

Vertical distribution and radiological risk assessment of 137Cs and natural radionuclides in soil samples

AY Ahmad, MA Al-Ghouti, I AlSadig, M Abu-Dieyeh - Scientific reports, 2019 - nature.com
The aims of this study were to investigate the vertical distributions of natural radionuclides
232Th, 226Ra and 40K as well as anthropogenic radionuclide 137Cs in soil samples and to …

Geochemical sources of vanadium in soils: Evidences in a southern Italy area

I Guagliardi, D Cicchella, R De Rosa, N Ricca… - Journal of Geochemical …, 2018 - Elsevier
Identifying differences of vanadium concentrations in soils is essential to individuate
pollution sources and potential risks to humans and the environment. Marked differences in …

The influence of sedimentation regime on natural radionuclide activity concentration in marine sediments of the East Siberian Arctic Shelf

AN Charkin, EI Yaroshchuk, OV Dudarev… - Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Transport and accumulation of radionuclides in the Arctic depends on many biogeochemical
processes, which are changing at accelerated rates due to climate change and human …