Assessment and health effects of radon and its relation with some parameters in groundwater sources from shallow aquifers in granitic terrains, southeastern axis of …

TA Adagunodo, AA Aremu, OG Bayowa… - Groundwater for …, 2023 - Elsevier
Assessing the level of radon concentrations in water for domestic purposes is important
because it will reveal if the consumption and uses of such water is safe. This study was …

Radon risk assessment and correlation study of indoor radon, radium-226, and radon in soil at the cobalt–nickel bearing area of Lomié, Eastern Cameroon

G Dieu Souffit, M Jacob Valdes, O Bobbo Modibo… - Water, Air, & Soil …, 2022 - Springer
This study focuses on the measurement of the concentrations of radon (222Rn) indoors and
in the soil as well as their ambient dose equivalent rate in the cobalt–nickel bearing area of …

[HTML][HTML] Estimated versus field measured soil gas radon concentration and soil gas permeability

S Beltrán-Torres, KZ Szabó, G Tóth… - Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Prediction of areas with elevated natural radiation is fundamental for the prevention of
human exposure. Soil gas radon activity concentration and soil gas permeability are …

[HTML][HTML] Determination of radium and radon exhalation rate as a function of soil depth of Duhok Province-Iraq

WA Alhamdi, KMS Abdullah - Journal of Radiation Research and Applied …, 2021 - Elsevier
Radon is a naturally occurring radioactive gas; generated during the decay process of
radium, when alpha particles start to be emitted, turning the radium into radon. The rate of …

Responses of underground air and drip water geochemistry to meteorological factors: A multi-parameter approach in the Rull Cave (Spain)

MC Ruiz, C Pla, A Fernandez-Cortes… - Science of the Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
Our research aims to assess the complex interactions between the elements that constitute
and influence a cave system through the analysis of an extensive dataset of climatic and …

Contribution of thoron and its progeny to the effective dose by inhalation in the uranium-thorium bearing regions of Mayo Kebbi and Guéra in Chad

Z Patale, BG Samuel, C Kranrod, OB Modibo… - Health …, 2023 - journals.lww.com
In recent years, technological developments and hypotheses made by some researchers
have revealed that the effective inhalation dose from thoron and its progeny was …

[HTML][HTML] Development of radon detectors calibration system in Cameroon

OB Modibo, GD Souffit, K François… - Radiation Medicine and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Objective To develop a radon detectors calibration system at the Research Centre for
Nuclear Science and Technology (CRSTN) of the Institute of Geological and Mining …

Statistical assessment of natural radioactivity, radon activity, and associated radiological exposure due to artisanal mining in Atiwa West district of the Eastern region …

EO Akuo-Ko, F Otoo, ET Glover, E Amponsem… - Heliyon, 2024 - cell.com
The activity concentration of natural radionuclides, radon activity concentration, mass and
area exhalation rates have been studied in soils from gold mining communities in Atiwa …

Radon Hazard of the Zhurinsky Fault for the Population in the Kuznetsk Coal Basin: Primary Results

T Leshukov, K Legoshchin, A Larionov - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
The aim of this study is the primary assessment of radon hazard of the Zhurinsky fault of the
Kuznetsk coal basin, in the territory of the Salair–Altai–Irtysh fold. Soil radon content, radon …

A Case Study of the Radon Hazard at the Boundary of a Coal Minefield

T Leshukov, K Legoshchin, A Larionov - Applied Sciences, 2023 - mdpi.com
The main purpose of this study is to assess the radon hazard in areas near the boundary of
a coal mine. Our assessment included an analysis of the soil's radon volume activity (VAR) …