Source, fate and transfer of primordial radionuclides as potential contaminants in environmental matrices of high and low background radiation areas–a critical review

B Santhanabharathi, KP Pradhoshini… - International Journal …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
The source, fate and transport of pollutants are of typical interest in environmental chemistry,
which focuses on the presence and effects of chemicals in soil and water bodies. In this …

[HTML][HTML] Natural radioactivity and dose assessment in surface soil from Guangdong, a high background radiation province in China

J Yang, Y Sun - Journal of Radiation Research and Applied Sciences, 2022 - Elsevier
Guangdong province has been renown for its high natural background radiation in the
world. In this study, the activity concentrations of naturally occurring radionuclides (NORs) …

Distributions and risk assessment of the natural radionuclides in the soil of Shoubra El Kheima, South Nile Delta, Egypt

R Osman, YH Dawood, A Melegy, MS El-Bady, A Saleh… - Atmosphere, 2022 - mdpi.com
Due to heightening concern about radiation hazards protection, activity concentrations of
226Ra, 232Th, 40K in forty soil samples collected from Shoubra El Kheima in the South Nile …

Evaluation of contamination by metals and radionuclides in periurban soils

HB Ortiz-Oliveros, G Zarazua-Ortega… - Environmental Earth …, 2024 - Springer
This work evaluates contamination by metals and radionuclides with a chemometric
approach, using peri-urban soils near the new International Airport, Mexico. The …

Identification of radionuclides' altitudinal distribution in soil and mosses in highlands of Armenia

N Movsisyan, G Demirtchyan, K Pyuskyulyan… - Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
The present study was conducted in mountain regions of Armenia with the aim to assess the
activity concentrations of natural K-40 and artificial Cs-137 in soil and mosses and reveal the …

Evaluation of succulent plants Echeveria elegans as a biomonitor of heavy metals and radionuclides

HB Ortiz-Oliveros, MM Mendoza-Guzmán… - Environmental …, 2024 - Elsevier
This work evaluates the use of Echeveria elegans as a biomonitor of metals and
radionuclides, using semi-urban soils as a study area. The study area is exposed to various …

The anthropogenic fallout radionuclides in soils of Mount Khuko (the Western Caucasus) and their application for determination of sediment redistribution

MM Ivanov, NV Kuzmenkova, AK Rozhkova… - Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
The purposes of this study are to determine the content and origin of anthropogenic fallout
radionuclides (FRN) in soils of Mount Khuko, located in the western sector of the Caucasus …

Radiological hazards assessment due to natural radioactivity in soils from Imereti region (Georgia)

K Kapanadze, A Magalashvili, P Imnadze - Arabian Journal of …, 2021 - Springer
The aim of the research is to investigate the spread of radioactive sources in the soils of the
Dzirula crystalline massif (Western Georgia), taking into account its geological …

Gamma‐Ray Spectrometry of Soil Samples From a Pilot Site of Uranium Anomaly in the Sahel Region of Burkina Faso

CE Beogo, OI Cisse, M Ansong… - … and Environmental Soil …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The natural radioactivity level has been determined in a pilot site located at Solhan, in the
Sahel region of Burkina Faso by means of gamma‐ray spectrometry in soil samples …

[HTML][HTML] Assessment of Soil Radioactivity Associated with Risk and Correlation with Soil Properties near Maanshan Nuclear Power Plant, Taiwan

TC Chen, FC Zeng, CC Lin, YL Yeh, WH Huang - Applied Sciences, 2024 - mdpi.com
This study analyzes the concentration of radioactive material in the soil near the Maanshan
nuclear power plant (NPP). Out of the thirty samples, only one sample was found to have …