Occurrence and remediation of naturally occurring radioactive materials in Nigeria: a review

FM Adebiyi, OT Ore, AO Adeola, SS Durodola… - Environmental …, 2021 - Springer
It is commonly believed that radioactive pollution originates mainly from anthropogenic
activities, yet studies have revealed that naturally occurring radioactive materials account for …

The status of natural radioactivity in Nigerian environments

MA Olatunji, MU Khandaker, VUJ Nwankwo… - Radiation and …, 2022 - Springer
Proper documentation of baseline radiation data of different environments is an important
step toward adequate environmental monitoring, and it provides quick means to …

[HTML][HTML] Assessment of natural radioactivity and its radiological risks in the soil of local government areas (Asa, Ilorin East, Ilorin South, Irepodun, Moro, and Oyun) in …

AS Kanmi, U Ibrahim, NG Goki, U Rilwan… - Case Studies in …, 2025 - Elsevier
An extensive investigation was undertaken in Kwara State, Nigeria, to evaluate the
radioactivity levels in soils across six local government areas, specifically, Asa, Ilorin East …

Measurement of natural radioactivity and assessment of radiological hazard indices of soil over the lithologic units in ile-Ife area, south-West Nigeria

DT Esan, Y Ajiboye, RI Obed, J Ojo… - Environmental …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
The distribution of natural radioactivity levels of 238U, 232Th, and 40K in soils overlying the
3 lithologic units within Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria was investigated to …

[HTML][HTML] Assessment Activity Concentrations of Rice Components (Root, Stem, Leaf, and Grain) and Transfer Factors (TF) from Paddy Soil to Rice Grain of …

WH Huang, TC Chen, SC Lin, ZM Chen, YL Yeh - Agronomy, 2024 - mdpi.com
This study analyzed the activity concentrations of various radionuclides in irrigation water,
rice components, and corresponding soil samples from eleven paddy fields, revealing …

Remedial effect and operating status of a decommissioned uranium mill tailings (UMT) repository: A micro-ecological perspective based on bacterial community

G Feng, J Yong, Q Liu, H Chen, Y Hu, P Mao - Journal of Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
From a radioecological perspective, increasing attention has been paid to the long-term
stabilisation of decommissioned uranium mill tailings (UMT) repositories. However, little is …

[HTML][HTML] Measurement and spatial distribution pattern of natural radioactivity in a uranium tailings pond in Northwest China

J Yong, Q Liu, B Wu, H Chen, G Feng, Y Hu - Journal of Radiation …, 2021 - Elsevier
Numbers of radioactive tailings were produced in the process of uranium mining and milling.
In this study, radiation environment monitoring was carried out on a decommissioned …

Assessment of natural radioactivity levels and radiological hazard parameters of soils collected from Bulgaria–Turkey border region

S Özden - The European Physical Journal Plus, 2022 - Springer
The activity concentrations of naturally occuring radionuclides (226Ra, 232Th and 40K)
were measured in topsoil samples collected from Bulgaria to Turkey border region. Naturally …

Phosphate, phosphoric acid and phosphogypsum natural radioactivity and radiological hazards parameters

KA Korany, AM Masoud, OE Rushdy… - … of Radioanalytical and …, 2021 - Springer
The concentrations of 238U, 226Ra, 232Th and 40K maintained in phosphate rock (PR),
phosphoric acid (PA) and phosphogypsum (PG) samples and its possible radiation hazards …

Investigation of the effect of hydrothermal waters on radionuclide activity concentrations in natural marble with multivariate statistical analysis

F Yalcin, S Unal, MG Yalcin, O Akturk, SB Ocak… - Symmetry, 2020 - mdpi.com
The study aims to investigate the effects of Burdur (Turkey) marble on human health by
interpreting their radioactivity concentration (226Ra, 232Th, and 40K), radiological hazard …