Background: Health hazards associated with exposure due to the natural radioactivity which
is a part of our physical environment are of great concern. In order to assess the risks …

The article is devoted to the study of the content of heavy metals and radionuclides in soils of
the environments of the Severodvinsk industrial district (Northwest Russia). The city of …

Natural building stones must be analysed according to a legally defined procedure to prove
that the natural radioactivity they emit is below the so-called activity index given by …

The present study deals with the activity concentration of natural primordial radionuclides,
namely 226 Ra, 232 Th, and 40 K in different rock samples of Ramanagara and Tumkur …

The natural primordial radionuclide activity concentrations in different types of rock samples
in and around Hassan district were measured using gamma spectrometry-based high-purity …

The back ground radiation in the natural environment is the constant companion of human
beings since from their creation. Humans are continuously exposed to these radiations …

People are continuously exposed to ionizing radiation from many sources, including natural
radioactive substances that are produced in the atmosphere and on Earth, in addition to …

Portland cement is considered as an important basic material used for building construction.
One of the main concern is that people spend more than 80% of their time indoors and they …

The natural radioactivity and the associated radiation hazards of soils from the
Cumanayagua Granitoide-Granitic massif in the central south of Cuba have been studied …

Background: Geological materials usually contain trace amounts of radioactive materials
and may serve as a natural source of background radiation exposure to the general public …