Radioactivity concentration and radiological risk assessment of beach sand along the coastline in the Mediterranean Sea

A Abbasi, HMH Zakaly, BM Alotaibi - Marine Pollution Bulletin, 2023 - Elsevier
A radiological baseline survey was conducted using a calculation analysis to assess the 226
Ra, 232 Th, 40 K, and 137 Cs distribution in beach sand samples collected from the coastal …

Radiation risk assessment of coastal biota from a quasi-Fukushima hypothetical accident in the Mediterranean Sea

A Abbasi - Marine Pollution Bulletin, 2023 - Elsevier
The occurrence of the February 6, 2023, earthquake in Turkey was the idea of this research
to define a Fukushima-like accident scenario in the Akkuyu nuclear reactor and investigate …

Distribution of natural and anthropogenic radionuclides and associated radiation indices in the Southwestern coastline of Caspian Sea

A Abbasi, M Algethami, O Bawazeer… - Marine Pollution Bulletin, 2022 - Elsevier
The distribution pattern of natural radionuclides (226 Ra, 232 Th, and 40 K) and
anthropogenic radionuclide (137 Cs) in surface sediment samples from the southwestern …

Radiation exposure and health concerns associated with the environmental geochemistry of relatively higher radioactivity in a fresh water basin

R Khan, MS Basir, SZ Akhi, AH Anik, S Hossain… - Marine Pollution …, 2023 - Elsevier
This study was carried out on a negligible anthropogenically impacted Indo-Bangla
transboundary river basin (Atrai, Bangladesh) to elicit radionuclides' and elemental …

Exploring the alteration of environmental radioactivity in terms of compositional elements of heavy minerals in an anthropogenically affected urban river: Radiological …

SZ Akhi, R Khan, MS Basir, MA Habib, MA Islam… - Marine Pollution …, 2024 - Elsevier
This study explored the alteration of naturally occurring radioactive materials (NORMs: 226
Ra (≈ 238 U), 232 Th, 40 K) in an anthropogenically disrupted urban river-basin (Turag …

Radiotoxic 210Po concentration in the Mediterranean Sea sediment and radiation risk assessment of biota

A Abbasi, AW Alrowaily, HMH Zakaly - Marine Pollution Bulletin, 2023 - Elsevier
This research presents the levels and distribution of 210 Po in different sediments of the
northeastern coast of the Mediterranean Sea. The 210 Po activity concentrations were …

Assessing geochemical and natural radioactivity impacts of Hamadat phosphatic mine through radiological indices

D Fathy, HMH Zakaly, ESR Lasheen, R Elsaman… - Plos one, 2023 - journals.plos.org
The utilization of phosphorite deposits as an industrial resource is of paramount importance,
and its sustainability largely depends on ensuring safe and responsible practices. This study …

Radionuclides distribution and radiation hazards assessment of black sand separation plant's minerals: a case study

IM Nabil, MG El-Samrah, AFE Sayed, A Shazly… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
This study assessed the radioactivity levels and associated risks in the black sand-
separated products obtained from the black sand separation plant in Delta, Egypt. A total of …

A pioneering study of the radiological mapping in the world's largest mangrove forest (the Sundarbans) and implications for the public and environment

J Al Mahmud, MMM Siraz, MS Alam, MJ Dewan… - Marine Pollution …, 2024 - Elsevier
Coastal Mangroves are facing growing threats due to the harmful consequences of human
activities. This first-ever detailed study of natural radioactivity in soil samples collected from …

An extended investigation of high-level natural radioactivity and geochemistry of Neoproterozoic Dokhan Volcanics: A case study of Wadi Gebeiy, Southwestern Sinai …

MS Kamar, IA Salem, IE El-Aassy, AA El-Sayed… - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
High-level natural radioactivity, geochemical, geological, and radiological hazard
assessment of the poorly investigated Wadi Gebeiy Dokhan volcanics rocks are discussed …