Spatial distribution and ecological risk assessment of natural radionuclides and trace elements in agricultural soil of northeastern Nile Valley, Egypt

MHE Monged, HB Hassan, SA El-Sayed - Water, Air, & Soil Pollution, 2020 - Springer
Being known with its agricultural fertility, the soil of the Nile Valley of Egypt was subjected to
degradation due to fast urbanization and increased industrial activities in recent years. The …

Assessment of natural radionuclides and related occupational risk in agricultural soil, southeastern Nile Delta, Egypt

A Gad, A Saleh, M Khalifa - Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 2019 - Springer
This study aims to determine the activity concentrations of natural radionuclides (226 Ra,
232 Th, and 40 K) in the agricultural soil of southeastern Nile Delta, Egypt, in order to assess …

Radionuclides and radiation exposure in tantalite mining, Ethiopia

FP Carvalho, MB Tufa, JM Oliveira, M Malta - Archives of Environmental …, 2021 - Springer
Tantalite and columbite ores have been reported as containing associated primordial
radionuclides, such as uranium and thorium. Ethiopia is one of the world suppliers of …

[HTML][HTML] Crossing the principle–practice gap in AI ethics with ethical problem-solving

NK Corrêa, JW Santos, C Galvão, M Pasetti… - AI and Ethics, 2024 - Springer
The past years have presented a surge in (AI) development, fueled by breakthroughs in
deep learning, increased computational power, and substantial investments in the field …

Radiological hazard indices due to activity concentrations of natural radionuclides in farm soils from two high background radiation areas in Nigeria

NN Jibiri, SK Alausa, IP Farai - International Journal of low …, 2009 - inderscienceonline.com
Abeokuta and Jos Plateau, towns in the southwestern and northern parts of Nigeria,
respectively, are situated in areas of high background radiation. The use of farm soil for the …

Assessment of external and internal doses due to farming in high background radiation areas in old tin mining localities in Jos-plateau, Nigeria

NN Jibiri, SK Alausa, IP Farai - Radioprotection, 2009 - cambridge.org
Farming on soils situated in high background radiation areas can result to enhanced
radiation exposure scenarios and pathways to humans. To assess the likely levels of …

[PDF][PDF] Efectos de la minería en Colombia sobre la salud humana

JO Verbel - Univ. Cart, 2010 - academia.edu
2. METODOLOGÍA 3. ANÁLISIS Y DIAGNÓSTICO 3.1. INTRODUCCIÓN 3.2. LA MINERÍA
DEL ORO 3.2. 1. El mercurio como tóxico en la minería del oro 3.2. 2. La utilización de …

[HTML][HTML] Quantification and radiological risk estimation due to the presence of natural radionuclides in Maiganga coal, Nigeria

MT Kolo, MU Khandaker, YM Amin, WHB Abdullah - PLoS One, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Following the increasing demand of coal for power generation, activity concentrations of
primordial radionuclides were determined in Nigerian coal using the gamma spectrometric …

Environmental inequality in West Africa

JK Luna, G Korbéogo - Handbook on Inequality and the …, 2023 - elgaronline.com
For decades, environmental justice scholars and activists in North America have sought to
document and explain the fact that marginalized people and communities are …

[HTML][HTML] Assessment of natural radionuclides in fly ash produced at Orji River thermal Power Station, Nigeria and the associated radiological impact

JA Ademola, UC Onyema - Natural Science, 2014 - scirp.org
Coal fired power plants produce significant amounts of ashes, which are quite often being
used as additives in cement and other building materials. Coal contains trace quantities of …