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 …

The natural radioactivity due to the presence of 238U, 232Th, 40K and the artificial
radioactivity due to 137Cs in beach sand samples from the Black Sea coast of Kocaeli …

Abstract Natural radioactivity (226Ra, 232Th, and 40K) concentrations were determined in
sand samples collected from various beaches in Kadıköy-Istanbul (Turkey) at 12 sampling …

Scientific data on natural occurring radioactive materials (NORMs) is available in unknown
quantities and the data is fragmented over several different sources. The new EU-BSS is …

This study was conducted to investigate the activity concentrations of 226Ra, 232Th and
40K in the sand samples and the health hazards associated with them utilizing a NaI (Tl) …

One of the most crucial factors in the environmental safety assessment for the local and
global communities, situated either in normal background areas or around nuclear facilities …

In the present research, the gamma-emitting radionuclides in beach sands along the coastal
regions of the Ordu, Giresun and Trabzon provinces, Turkey have been determined. The …

Concentrations of natural radionuclides 226Ra, 232Th, 40K and man-made 137Cs in most
important tourist Gran Canaria beaches have been determined using a high-purity …

River sand is a one of the important and commonly used building material in India and
hence in the present study, activity concentration of natural radionuclides such as 226Ra …

Black sand samples collected from Baltim beaches (Kafr El-Sheikh governorate) in Egypt on
the Mediterranean Sea shore were analyzed radiometrically and evaluated using a …