A review on radionuclide pollution in global soils with environmental and health hazards evaluation

K Chandra, R Proshad, HC Dey, AM Idris - … geochemistry and health, 2023 - Springer
Human populations are being exposed to a wide spectrum of radiation from soils as a result
of the availability of radiation sources. Assessing the ecological and health effects of …

[HTML][HTML] The concentration of radioactive materials in Iraqi soils, water and plants: A review

RS Ahmed - Journal of Radiation Research and Applied Sciences, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Evaluation of radionuclide concentration in our environment is beneficial in tracking
health problems. In Iraq, several studies regarding the assessment of naturally occurring …

Lifetime cancer risk increase due to consumption of some foods from a High Background Radiation Area

WS Pereira, JM Lopes, A Kelecom, RWD Garcêz… - Applied Radiation and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Activity concentration (AC) in foods produced and commonly consumed in a High
Background Radiation Area (HBRA) was analyzed. The AC were obtained by …

Assessment of radiation hazard indices due to naturally occurring long-life radionuclides in the coastal area of Barra de Valizas, Uruguay

A Noguera, H Bentos Pereira, L Fornaro - … Geochemistry and Health, 2023 - Springer
The Uruguayan east coast has several mineral resources, which include black sand ores in
the Barra de Valizas–Aguas Dulces area. Cancer in Uruguay shows non-homogeneous …

[HTML][HTML] Radiological assessment of both unperturbed and agricultural soils from Southern Ecuador

I Ramos-Lerate, R Lozano-Bermejo, JI Burneo… - Journal of Agriculture …, 2024 - Elsevier
The radiological background in soils across various areas in Southern Ecuador, such as
Vilcabamba, Loja, Palanda, Catamayo, and Taquil, was studied to understand the impact of …

Utilization of metal and radionuclide concentrations to assess the influence of shrimp farming on the geochemical characteristics of sediments

JGG Dos Santos, JM Lopes, GM Hadlich… - Environmental …, 2024 - Springer
This article assesses the environmental impacts of aquatic biota cultivation, focusing on
shrimp farming in Brazil's Northeast, as this practice has proven to be one of the main …

[HTML][HTML] Development of simplified treatment methods for removal of Ra-226 and Ra-228 from sludge waste produced in natural gas processing plants

AM Sharaf, MA El-Nahal, IM Nabil, IH Saleh… - Nuclear Engineering and …, 2024 - Elsevier
The present study aims to establish a new treatment method for removing or reducing the
concentration of 226 Ra and 228 Ra in sludge waste produced due to natural gas …

Radiometric evaluation of Ouratea parviflora (A. DC.) Baill. from the Municipal Natural Park of Niterói, Brazilian Atlantic Rainforest Remnant

JL Thalhofer, RL Silva, TA Lima, GRA Silva… - Applied Radiation and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Concern about radiation exposure to non-human biota and the environment has increased
since the 1990s, resulting in several publications by UNSCEAR, IAEA, ICRP, among other …

Excess lifetime cancer risk due to ingestion of fish from a dam reservoir associated with a nuclear facility in Brazil

WS Pereira, A Kelecom, AS Carmo, JM Lopes… - Applied Radiation and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Fish from a Funil dam reservoir associated with a Nuclear Fuel Factory were sampled
aiming to assess the radiological risk due to ingestion. Funil dam reservoir is a strategic site …

Evaluation of Natural Radioactivity Level in Surface Soil from Bambasi District in Benishangul Gumuz Region, Ethiopia

YB Kidane, TT Deressu… - Journal of Analytical …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The study assessed the concentration of natural radionuclides in soil samples from the
Bambasi district in Ethiopia's Benishangul Gumuz region using a gamma‐ray spectrometer …