An extended assessment of natural radioactivity in the sediments of the mid-region of the Egyptian Red Sea coast

HMH Zakaly, MAM Uosif, SAM Issa, HO Tekin… - Marine Pollution …, 2021 - Elsevier
In this study, nearly 84 marine sediment samples were collected from twelve points in four
cities (Quseir, Safaga, Hurghada, and Ras Gharib) along the Egyptian Red Sea sectors. The …

Natural radioactivity levels and radiological implications in the high natural radiation area of Wadi El Reddah, Egypt

AF Tawfic, HMH Zakaly, HA Awad, HR Tantawy… - … of Radioanalytical and …, 2021 - Springer
Abstract Wadi El Reddah, Egypt, is mostly enclosed by scattered exposure to the
chronological sequence of a metavolcanic and metagabbro-diorite complex. There are …

Radiometric and petrographic characterization of El-Yatima granite: Evaluating radiological risks and mineralogical features

HMH Zakaly, HA Awad, RL El Saeed, SAM Issa… - Radiation Physics and …, 2024 - Elsevier
The current investigation aims to assess the potential of El-Yatima granitic pluton as a
decorative stone by examining its natural radioactivity and mineralogical elements …

Determination of terrestrial radiation level and radiological parameters of soil samples from Sariyer-Istanbul in Turkey

O Günay, C Eke - Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 2019 - Springer
Radiation directly or indirectly affects human health. So, it is significant to work out the
concentration of environmental radioactivity. The natural terrestrial radiation concentration …

Environmental evaluation of natural radioactivity in soil near a lignite-burning power plant in Turkey

E Gören, Ş Turhan, A Kurnaz, AMK Garad… - Applied Radiation and …, 2017 - Elsevier
Natural radionuclides are released into the environment together with fly ash from the coal-
burning power plant and cause an increase in the natural radioactivity in environmental …

Study of the radioactivity in environmental soil samples from Eastern Anatolia Region of Turkey

Ş Turhan, E Gören, FA Uğur, M Karataşlı… - Radiochimica …, 2018 - degruyter.com
In this study, a detailed γ-ray spectrometer survey was performed to obtain the baseline data
on natural and fallout radioactivity in soil samples (10–30 cm depth) collected from Iğdır …

Radiological assessment of urban soil samples in the residents of a central Anatolian volcanic province, Turkey

Ş Turhan - International Journal of Environmental Health …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
The concentration of natural and anthropogenic radionuclides, emanation fraction (EF), and
mass (χM) and area (χA) exhalation rate of 222Rn in urban soil samples collected from …

Determination of radioactivity levels in different mushroom species from Turkey

A Pekşen, A Kurnaz, N Turfan, B Kibar - Yuzuncu Yıl University …, 2021 - dergipark.org.tr
Radioactivity in the environment occur due to natural, terrestrial, extra-terrestrial factors or
caused by the human activity. Food stuffs that grown in the soil which containing radioactive …

A study on the activity concentrations of 226Ra, 232Th, 40K, 137Cs and radiological risk assessments in soil samples from Seydisehir and Beysehir districts of …

R Ozaydin Ozkara, C Eke, I Boztosun - Journal of Radioanalytical and …, 2021 - Springer
The aim of this study is to investigate the activity concentrations of 226 Ra, 232 Th, 40 K and
137 Cs in soil samples from Seydisehir and Beysehir districts of Konya province in Turkey …

MEASUREMENT OF THE CONCENTRATION OF 226RA, 232TH, 40K IN THE SOIL IN SETTLEMENTS ON THE COASTLINE OF LAKE VAN, TURKEY

NY Yorgun, B Oto, F Gür, M Tarakçı… - Radiation Protection …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
In this study, the natural radioactivity level and its effects on the environment of Lake Van,
which is the largest lake in Turkey, were investigated extensively. Initially, 254 soil samples …