A national survey of natural radionuclides in soils and terrestrial radiation exposure in Iran

MR Kardan, N Fathabdi, A Attarilar… - Journal of environmental …, 2017 - Elsevier
In the past, some efforts have been made for measuring natural radioactivity and evaluating
public exposure to natural radiation in certain areas of Iran especially in well-known High …

Measurement of naturally occurring/fallout radioactive elements and assessment of annual effective dose in soil samples collected from four districts of the Punjab …

S Rahman, Matiullah, F Malik, M Rafique… - … of radioanalytical and …, 2011 - akjournals.com
Soil samples were collected from different localities of districts Jhelum, Chakwal, Rawalpindi
and Attock, Punjab Province, Pakistan with an aim to measure naturally occurring …

Radiological hazards due to naturally occurring radionuclides in the selected building materials used for the construction of dwellings in four districts of the Punjab …

SU Rahman, M Rafique, A Jabbar… - Radiation protection …, 2013 - academic.oup.com
This paper presents the finding of a study undertaken to determine the naturally occurring
radionuclides present in commonly used building materials for dwellings and workplaces in …

Natural radioactivity survey on soils originated from southern part of Thailand as potential sites for nuclear power plants from radiological viewpoint and risk …

R Kritsananuwat, H Arae, M Fukushi, SK Sahoo… - … of Radioanalytical and …, 2015 - Springer
Natural radioactivity in surface soil samples collected at potential sites from southern part of
Thailand to set up nuclear power plants has been investigated. 238 U and 232 Th were …

Measurement of radionuclide contents and 222Rn/220Rn exhalation rate in soil samples from sub-mountainous region of India

M Kaur, A Kumar, R Mehra, R Mishra… - Arabian Journal of …, 2021 - Springer
The present study involves the measurement of radionuclide contents and radon/thoron
exhalation rate in the soil samples collected from the 30 villages of Jammu district, J & K …

Natural and artificial radionuclide measurements and radioactivity assessment of soil samples in eastern Sichuan province (China)

Z Wang, J He, Y Du, Y He, Z Li, Z Chen… - Radiation protection …, 2012 - academic.oup.com
The activity concentrations of natural and artificial radionuclides were measured in the
eastern region of Sichuan province (China). One hundred and ninety-three soil samples …

Measurement of natural radioactivity in sand samples collected along the bank of rivers Indus and Kabul in northern Pakistan

F Malik, Matiullah, M Akram… - Radiation Protection …, 2011 - academic.oup.com
Radioactivity is a part of the natural environment. The presence of natural radioactivity in
sand and other building materials results in internal and external exposure to the general …

Study of natural radioactivity and estimation of radiation dose in the environment of Tumkur, Karnataka, India

A Jayasheelan, S Manjunatha… - Radiation protection …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
The activity concentration of 226Ra, 232Th and 40K was measured for soil samples
collected from 34 locations of Tumkur District, Karnataka, India, using HPGe detector. The …

Radioactivity in soil from Mojkovac, Montenegro, and assessment of radiological and cancer risk

NM Antović, DS Bošković, NR Svrkota… - Nuclear Technology …, 2012 - doiserbia.nb.rs
Soil samples from Mojkovac, Montenegro, were analyzed by standard gamma-spectrometry
for radioactivity due to 226Ra, 232Th, 40K, and 137Cs. Average activity concentrations have …

232Th, 226Ra, and 40K activities and associated radiological hazards in building materials of Islamabad capital territory, Pakistan

SU Rahman, M Rafique - Nuclear Technology and Radiation …, 2012 - doiserbia.nb.rs
Radioactivity levels in building materials, collected from the Islamabad capital territory have
been determined by using a gamma spectrometric technique. Measured specific activities of …