Abstract The Ore Treatment Unit was a uranium mining company that is currently being
decommissioned. The local rainfall index makes it necessary to release effluents into the …

ABSTRACT N-nitrosamines are human carcinogens commonly present in dried aquatic
products. A method of gas chromatography–mass spectrometry combined with steam …

Internal exposure of public to radiation arising from ingestion of natural radionuclides in
tuber crops of Ebonyi State origin was investigated in this study. Committed effective doses …

Abstract In Santa Quitéria City, part of the population uses surface water for potation. These
waters do not undergo any treatment before consumption. As the region has a deposit of …

Abstract The 228 Ra and 226 Ra isotopes of radium are significant contaminants in food,
raising public concern because of their radiotoxicity. Several methods are available for …

Conventionally and organically grown vegetables were analyzed with gamma spectrometry,
and its activity concentration were obtained for 40K, 228Ra, 226Ra and 228Th. Committed …

Uranium mining causes several radiological impacts on the surrounding environment,
notably in the water bodies, mainly due to the release of long half-life radionuclides from the …

Santa Quitéria, a city in northeastern Brazil, faces significant challenges in ensuring the
availability of potable water due to its semi-arid climate and limited water resources. This …

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 …

There are several sources of radionuclides to be accidentally and routinely released into the
marine ecosystem leading to bioaccumulation of such radionuclides in marine biota in …