Radon-222: environmental behavior and impact to (human and non-human) biota

M Ćujić, L Janković Mandić, J Petrović… - International journal of …, 2021 - Springer
As an inert radioactive gas, 222 Rn could be easily transported to the atmosphere via
emanation, migration, or exhalation. Research measurements pointed out that 222 Rn …

Measurement of natural radioactivity in several sandy-loamy soil samples from Sijua, Dhanbad, India

M Zubair - Heliyon, 2020 - cell.com
The activity concentrations of natural radionuclides 226 Ra, 232 Th and 40 K in soil samples
collected from Sijua Dhanbad, India were measured by using a gamma-ray spectrometer …

Persistent organic pollutants, heavy metals and radioactivity in the urban soil of Priština City, Kosovo and Metohija

L Gulan, B Milenkovic, T Zeremski, G Milic, B Vuckovic - Chemosphere, 2017 - Elsevier
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), organochlorine pesticides (OCPs),
polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), heavy metals content and radioactivity levels were …

Uranium, thorium and potassium insights on Campania region (Italy) soils: Sources patterns based on compositional data analysis and fractal model

I Guagliardi, D Zuzolo, S Albanese, A Lima… - Journal of geochemical …, 2020 - Elsevier
Uranium, thorium and potassium are distinguished in different compartments of the
environmental media according to the inputs, the fate and the distribution patterns that occur …

The Small Spring Method (SSM) for the definition of stable isotope–elevation relationships in Northern Calabria (Southern Italy)

G Vespasiano, C Apollaro, R De Rosa, F Muto… - Applied …, 2015 - Elsevier
A total of 141 samples mostly located in the Coastal Chain and the Sila Massif of Northern
Calabria have been collected from 125 different springs and analyzed chemically and for the …

Radioactivity levels and heavy metals in the urban soil of Central Serbia

B Milenkovic, JM Stajic, LJ Gulan, T Zeremski… - … Science and Pollution …, 2015 - Springer
Radioactivity concentrations and heavy metal content were measured in soil samples
collected from the area of Kragujevac, one of the largest cities in Serbia. The specific …

Is compositional data analysis a way to see beyond the illusion?

A Buccianti - Computers & geosciences, 2013 - Elsevier
Notwithstanding the numerous contributions that have been published on theoretical and
practical aspects of the management of compositional (constrained) data during the last …

Effects of source rocks, soil features and climate on natural gamma radioactivity in the Crati valley (Calabria, Southern Italy)

I Guagliardi, N Rovella, C Apollaro, A Bloise… - Chemosphere, 2016 - Elsevier
The study, which represents an innovative scientific strategy to approach the study of natural
radioactivity in terms of spatial and temporal variability, was aimed to characterize the …

Characterization of granitoid profiles in the Sila Massif (Calabria, southern Italy) and reconstruction of weathering processes by mineralogy, chemistry, and reaction …

F Perri, F Scarciglia, C Apollaro, L Marini - Journal of Soils and Sediments, 2015 - Springer
Purpose This paper concerns the development of a multidisciplinary research on weathering
profiles of granitoid rocks in the Sila Massif (Calabria, southern Italy), based on field …

Asbestos and other fibrous minerals contained in the serpentinites of the Gimigliano-Mount Reventino Unit (Calabria, S-Italy)

A Bloise, T Critelli, M Catalano, C Apollaro… - Environmental Earth …, 2014 - Springer
Serpentinites are metamorphic rocks with good technological properties and valuable
ornamental characteristics, which have been exploited since ancient times. Actually, their …