Concentrations of TENORMs in the petroleum industry and their environmental and health effects

MMM Ali, H Zhao, Z Li, NNM Maglas - Rsc Advances, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Crude oil and its products and wastes are among the significant sources of naturally
occurring radioactive materials (NORMs). These materials may be enhanced to high levels …

Natural radioactivity levels and radiological implications in the high natural radiation area of Wadi El Reddah, Egypt

AF Tawfic, HMH Zakaly, HA Awad, HR Tantawy… - … of Radioanalytical and …, 2021 - Springer
Abstract Wadi El Reddah, Egypt, is mostly enclosed by scattered exposure to the
chronological sequence of a metavolcanic and metagabbro-diorite complex. There are …

[HTML][HTML] Radiological safety of groundwater around a uranium mine in Namibia

M Mathuthu, V Uushona, V Indongo - Physics and Chemistry of the Earth …, 2021 - Elsevier
Uranium mining activities produce the main element used in nuclear energy production.
However, it can also negatively affect the environment including groundwater by release of …

Distribution of 40K, 238U and 232Th and associated radiological risks in River sand sediments across Enugu East, Nigeria

FO Ugbede - Environmental Nanotechnology, Monitoring & …, 2020 - Elsevier
The distributions of 40 K, 238 U and 232 Th in sand sediments of rivers in Enugu east,
Southeastern, Nigeria have been studied and measured using NaI (TI) gamma-ray …

Assessment of radioactivity levels in some cement produced locally in Iraq

MS Amana, NJ Jubier, MJR Aldhuhaibat… - … Technology and Methods, 2021 - Springer
Purpose Due to the rapid expansion of the construction industries, cement production is ever-
increasing worldwide and maintaining the qualities of the local cement became vital for safe …

Assessment of natural radioactivity levels in the Lesser Himalayas of the Jammu and Kashmir, India

A Kumar, S Sharma, R Mehra, R Mishra… - … of Radioanalytical and …, 2022 - Springer
In the present study, the activity concentration of radioactive nuclides (226Ra, 232Th and
40K) in different types of rocks in the lesser Himalayan mountainous region in Jammu and …

Assessment of natural radionuclide distribution pattern and radiological risk from rocks in precambrian oban massif, southeastern Nigeria

E E. Ekpe, UC Ben, SE Ekwok, ED Ebong, AE Akpan… - Minerals, 2022 - mdpi.com
A gamma spectrometric analysis of rock samples collected from the Precambrian Oban
Massif, southeastern Nigeria, was performed to determine some primordial radioelements' …

Study the contamination of radioactivity levels of 226Ra, 232Th and 40K in (water) Iraq and their potential radiological risk to human population

AY Salman, SA Kadhim, AS Alaboodi… - IOP Conference Series …, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
In this study, the level of natural radioactivity in the banks of the Euphrates River was
evaluated of four sites for the passage of the Euphrates (Al Kufa, Abu Sukhair, Al Mishkhab …

Evaluation of radionuclides and decay simulation in a terrestrial environment for health risk assessment

IN Doyi, DK Essumang, SB Dampare, D Duah… - Scientific reports, 2017 - nature.com
This study is to assess the natural radioactivity level in soil samples in communities
bordering the Tano Basin in Ghana. The radioactivity concentration of 238U, 232Th and 40K …

Radiological hazards associated with 238U, 232Th, and 40K in some selected packaged drinking water in Ilorin and Ogbomoso, Nigeria

TB Ajibola, MM Orosun, OE Ehinlafa, FA Sharafudeen… - Pollution, 2022 - jpoll.ut.ac.ir
In order to ensure radiation monitoring and protection, investigation and assessment of
radiological risks that may be associated with the consumption of packaged table waters …