Internal dose rate due to intake of uranium and thorium by fish from a dam reservoir associated with a uranium mine in Brazil

W de Souza Pereira, A Kelecom, JM Lopes… - Radiation and …, 2024 - Springer
Uranium mining can cause environmental impacts on non-human biota around mine sites.
Because of this, the reduction in non-human biota exposure becomes an important issue …

Absorbed dose rate for marine biota due to the oil spilled using ICRP reference animal and Monte Carlo simulation

JM Lopes, CAD Lentini, LFF Mendonça… - Applied Radiation and …, 2022 - Elsevier
The current study aimed to obtain dose conversion coefficients for marine animals due to an
oil spill accident using two variables: crude oil activity concentration and organism depth …

Dose conversion coefficients to marine biota due to natural radionuclides in an oil spill accident using Monte Carlo simulation

LS Protasio, JM Lopes, LFF Mendonca… - Anais da Academia …, 2022 - SciELO Brasil
The crude oil that reached the Brazilian coast in 2019 was the most significant
environmental disaster ever recorded in Brazilian marine waters, with severe ecological and …

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 …