Natural radioactivity in groundwater–a review

N Dinh Chau, M Dulinski, P Jodlowski… - … in Environmental and …, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
The issue of natural radioactivity in groundwater is reviewed, with emphasis on those
radioisotopes which contribute in a significant way to the overall effective dose received by …

Distribution of natural uranium in surface and groundwater resources: a review

A Waseem, H Ullah, MK Rauf… - Critical reviews in …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Keeping in view the toxicity of uranium and to reduce exposure to uranium and avoid high
doses, it is essential to examine on routine bases the concentration of natural radionuclide …

Terrestrial radionuclides in surface (dam) water and concomitant dose in metropolitan Kuala Lumpur

MU Khandaker, OB Uwatse… - Radiation protection …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Batu Dam is of considerable importance to the metropolis of Kuala Lumpur, its existence and
the quality assessment of its waters being essential in helping to maintain the lives of a large …

Tracing anthropogenically driven groundwater discharge into a coastal lagoon from southern Brazil

IR Santos, F Niencheski, W Burnett, R Peterson… - Journal of …, 2008 - Elsevier
We investigated the distribution of naturally occurring geochemical tracers (222Rn, 223Ra,
224Ra, 226Ra, CH4, δ18O, and δ2H) in the water column and adjacent groundwater of …

Natural radioactivity of ground and hot spring water in some areas in Yemen

AI Abd El-Mageed, AEH El-Kamel, AEB Abbady… - Desalination, 2013 - Elsevier
Water from bedrock frequently contains higher concentrations of natural radionuclides than
water from other sources. Groundwater from Assalamia-Alhomira and Juban areas …

Radon-222 and radium-226 occurrence in water: a review

F Girault, F Perrier, TA Przylibski - 2018 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
A total of 2143 dissolved radon-222 and radium-226 activity concentrations measured
together in water samples was compiled from the literature. To date, the use of such a large …

Radon gas measurement in water samples in Kahramanmaras province of Turkey

E Küçükönder, S Gümbür - Water, Air, & Soil Pollution, 2022 - Springer
In this study, a total of 42 water samples were collected from Karasu and Pınarbası, which
are two drinking water sources feeding the Kahramanmaras city center water distribution …

[HTML][HTML] Studies on 226Ra and 222Rn concentration in drinking water of Mandya region, Karnataka State, India

BC Shivakumara, MS Chandrashekara… - Journal of Radiation …, 2014 - Elsevier
Radium is naturally occurring radioactive element in the earth's crust. It is chemically similar
to calcium and absorbed from soil by plants, passed up the food chain to humans. The …

[HTML][HTML] Determination of natural radionuclides for water resources on the west bank of the Nile River, Assiut Governorate, Egypt

H El-Gamal, A Sefelnasr, G Salaheldin - Water, 2019 - mdpi.com
Estimations of natural radioactivity levels were carried out for water (surface and
groundwater) samples collected from the west bank of the Nile River in Assiut Governorate …

The natural radioactivity in Guarani aquifer groundwater, Brazil

DM Bonotto, TO Bueno - Applied Radiation and Isotopes, 2008 - Elsevier
The measurements of gross alpha and gross beta radioactivity in groundwater samples from
Guarani aquifer in Brazil are reported in this paper together with the activity concentration of …