Vertical distribution and radiological risk assessment of 137Cs and natural radionuclides in soil samples

AY Ahmad, MA Al-Ghouti, I AlSadig, M Abu-Dieyeh - Scientific reports, 2019 - nature.com
The aims of this study were to investigate the vertical distributions of natural radionuclides
232Th, 226Ra and 40K as well as anthropogenic radionuclide 137Cs in soil samples and to …

Distribution and characteristics of 137Cs in surface soil in the middle of Laos

TN Nguyen, VL Bui, VH Duong… - … of Radioanalytical and …, 2023 - Springer
This paper presents the assessment of the distribution and characteristics of 137Cs activity
in surface soil in the middle of Laos. Measurement has been conducted for 212 soil samples …

Activity ratios of 234U/238U and 226Ra/228Ra for transport mechanisms of elevated uranium in alluvial aquifers of groundwater in south-western (SW) Punjab, India

A Kumar, RK Karpe, S Rout, YP Gautam… - Journal of environmental …, 2016 - Elsevier
The concentrations of total dissolved uranium (U), its isotopic composition (234 U, 235 U,
238 U) and two long lived Ra isotopes (226 Ra and 228 Ra) in alluvial aquifers of …

Impact of a massive dust storm on the gross alpha, gross beta, 40K, 137Cs, 210Pb, 7Be activities measured in atmospheric aerosols collected in Tenerife, Canary …

M López-Pérez, JM Lorenzo-Salazar, FJ Expósito… - Atmospheric …, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract From February 22 to 24, 2020, an intense dust storm affected the Spanish
archipelago of the Canary Islands. Here we assess the radiological impact on the Canary …

Vertical distribution and radiological risk assessment of natural radionuclides in the alluvial soil profile of south-west Punjab, India

R Bala, D Das, Karanveer, N Naskar… - Journal of Radioanalytical …, 2022 - Springer
Natural radionuclide levels are studied in alluvial sediments upto the depth of 900 cm.
Eighteen profiles are selected from agricultural and undisturbed areas and analysed by …

Measurements of natural gamma radiations and effects of physico-chemical properties in soils of Yelagiri hills, Tamilnadu India with statistical approach

A Chandrasekaran, A Rajalakshmi… - Procedia Earth and …, 2015 - Elsevier
Human beings have always been exposed to natural radiations arising from within and
outside the earth. In the present study the concentration of natural radio-nuclides 238 U, 232 …

Natural radionuclides and radiological risk assessment in the stream and river sediments of a high background natural radiation area Kanyakumari, India

T Natarajan, SK Sahoo, K Inoue, H Arae… - Environmental …, 2024 - Springer
The Kanyakumari coast is known to be a high background natural radiation area due to the
placer deposits of heavy minerals such as ilmenite, monazite, and rutile. The Kanyakumari …

Spatial distribution and accumulation of 226Ra, 228Ra, 40K and 137Cs in bottom sediments of Mumbai Harbour Bay

A Kumar, R Karpe, S Rout, V Joshi, RK Singhal… - … of Radioanalytical and …, 2013 - Springer
The present work shows the activity levels of 226 Ra, 228 Ra, 40 K and 137 Cs in bottom
sediments collected from eight locations of Mumbai Harbour Bay. The study has shown that …

Evidences of different meteorological patterns governing 7Be and 210Pb surface levels in the southern Iberian Peninsula

EG San Miguel, MA Hernández-Ceballos… - Journal of environmental …, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract 7 Be, 210 Pb and PM 10 levels in surface air have been simultaneously measured
at two sampling sites in the southern Iberian Peninsula for a period of two years. Each site …

[PDF][PDF] Chemical and radiological risk assessment of Uranium in surface and groundwater in Ogoni Land, Rivers State, Nigeria

TC Irunkwor, AA Odagwe, B Atalor - Int J Sci, 2022 - unidel.edu.ng
The chemical and radiological risks associated with uranium in the well, tap/borehole and
river/creek waters within three communities that host Ogoniland oilfields was here assessed …