[PDF][PDF] Assessment of radiological hazards due to soil and building materials used in Mirpur Azad Kashmir; Pakistan

M Rafique, H Rehman, F Malik, MU Rajput… - 2011 - sid.ir
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 …

Radiological hazards due to naturally occurring radionuclides in the selected building materials used for the construction of dwellings in four districts of the Punjab …

SU Rahman, M Rafique, A Jabbar… - Radiation protection …, 2013 - academic.oup.com
This paper presents the finding of a study undertaken to determine the naturally occurring
radionuclides present in commonly used building materials for dwellings and workplaces in …

Natural radioactivity survey on soils originated from southern part of Thailand as potential sites for nuclear power plants from radiological viewpoint and risk …

R Kritsananuwat, H Arae, M Fukushi, SK Sahoo… - … of Radioanalytical and …, 2015 - Springer
Natural radioactivity in surface soil samples collected at potential sites from southern part of
Thailand to set up nuclear power plants has been investigated. 238 U and 232 Th were …

Measurement of radionuclide contents and 222Rn/220Rn exhalation rate in soil samples from sub-mountainous region of India

M Kaur, A Kumar, R Mehra, R Mishra… - Arabian Journal of …, 2021 - Springer
The present study involves the measurement of radionuclide contents and radon/thoron
exhalation rate in the soil samples collected from the 30 villages of Jammu district, J & K …

Natural and artificial radionuclide measurements and radioactivity assessment of soil samples in eastern Sichuan province (China)

Z Wang, J He, Y Du, Y He, Z Li, Z Chen… - Radiation protection …, 2012 - academic.oup.com
The activity concentrations of natural and artificial radionuclides were measured in the
eastern region of Sichuan province (China). One hundred and ninety-three soil samples …

Measurement of natural radioactivity in sand samples collected along the bank of rivers Indus and Kabul in northern Pakistan

F Malik, Matiullah, M Akram… - Radiation Protection …, 2011 - academic.oup.com
Radioactivity is a part of the natural environment. The presence of natural radioactivity in
sand and other building materials results in internal and external exposure to the general …

Study of natural radioactivity and estimation of radiation dose in the environment of Tumkur, Karnataka, India

A Jayasheelan, S Manjunatha… - Radiation protection …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
The activity concentration of 226Ra, 232Th and 40K was measured for soil samples
collected from 34 locations of Tumkur District, Karnataka, India, using HPGe detector. The …

[PDF][PDF] Assessment of radioactivity in some soil samples of qatar by gamma-ray spectroscopy and the derived dose rates

T Nasir, H Al-Sulaiti, PH Regan - Pakistan Journal of Scientific & …, 2012 - v3.pjsir.org
The activity concentrations of some natural and artificial radionuclides have been measured
in soil samples by gamma-ray spectroscopy using a high purity germanium detector. From …

Natural radioactivity in sand samples collected along the bank of river Indus in the area spanning over Gilgit to Lowarian, Pakistan: assessment of its radiological …

Matiullah, F Malik - Journal of Radioanalytical and nuclear Chemistry, 2014 - Springer
Sand is extensively used in construction of buildings. The presence of natural radioactivity in
it results in internal and external exposure to the general public. Therefore, it is desirable to …

Assessment of natural radioactivity in major building materials of Xiangyang, China

T Feng, X Lu - Radiochimica Acta, 2014 - degruyter.com
The activity concentrations of 40K, 226Ra and 232Th in the commonly used building
materials collected from Xiangyang were measured using NaI (Tl) gamma spectrometer. The …