Advances in the management of radioactive wastes and radionuclide contamination in environmental compartments: a review

AO Adeola, KO Iwuozor, KG Akpomie… - … geochemistry and health, 2023 - Springer
Several anthropogenic activities produce radioactive materials into the environment.
According to reports, exposure to high concentrations of radioactive elements such as …

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 …

Influence of phosphate fertilizers on the radioactivity of agricultural soils and tobacco plants in Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda

DA Mwalongo, NH Haneklaus, FP Carvalho… - … Science and Pollution …, 2023 - Springer
Three brands of NPK fertilizers that contain variable concentrations of natural radioactivity
are commonly used in tobacco plantations in Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda. Tobacco plants …

Radiological hazard evaluation of some Egyptian magmatic rocks used as ornamental stone: Petrography and natural radioactivity

ESR Lasheen, MA Rashwan, H Osman, S Alamri… - Materials, 2021 - mdpi.com
Magmatic rocks represent one of the most significant rocks due to their abundance,
durability and appearance; they can be used as ornamental stones in the construction of …

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 …

Radiological and environmental hazards of granitic rocks in Wadi faliq El sahl and El waar area, north Eastern Desert, Egypt

SA Taalab, WH Mohamed, SA Shetaia… - … Science and Health …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Chronologically, the main exposures in the study area include; tonalite, granodiorite,
adamellite, Hammamat Sediments, monzogranite, syenogranite, rapakivi syenogranite …

Distribution maps and hazard of radioelements from granitic rocks in an Egypt region

SA Taalab, WH Mohamed, AM Abdel-Rahman… - The European Physical …, 2023 - Springer
The distribution maps of natural radioelement (40K, 232Th and 238U) over the Wadi El
Bohlog–Wadi Kam Amiri region of Egypt desert were shown. Granitic rocks, characteristic …

Natural radioactivity in the prospecting tunnel in Egypt: Dose rate and risk assessment

MY Hanfi, BM Emad, MI Sayyed, MU Khandaker… - Radiation Physics and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Uranium, apparently the most important item of heavy minerals, gains appropriate
prominence in nuclear application. The present study divided into two parts is the …

Assessment of radioactivity in Granitoids at Nikeiba, Southeastern Desert, Egypt; radionuclides concentrations and radiological hazard parameters

MY Hanfi, AEA Gawad, H Eliwa, K Ali, MM Taki… - Radiation Physics and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Assessment of the radioactive impacts of building materials has become important before
materials are employed in various infrastructure fields. The current study conducted a …

Natural occurring radioactive materials (NORMs) from mining sites in Nigeria: A systematic review of geographical distribution and public health concern

SN Paul, C Frazzoli, FD Sikoki, BB Babatunde… - Journal of environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
Solid mineral mining activities have contributed to the distribution and uptake of
radionuclides. This has increased the active concentration of naturally occurring radioactive …