Medicinal plants are very useful for humans with the various molecules and vitamins they contain. Most of that grow spontaneously in nature were taken into agricultural production practices after their healing properties discovered. The use pure active ingredients obtained from is quite common. These effective compounds also used by pharmaceutical industry preparation modern drug formulations. ...

We present new 238U-230Th-226Ra-210Pb and supporting data for young lavas from southwest Pacific island arcs, Eyjafjallajökull, Iceland, and Terceira, Azores. The arc lavas have significant 238U and 226Ra excesses, whereas those from the ocean islands have moderate 230Th and 226Ra excesses, reflecting mantle melting in the presence of a water-rich fluid in the former and mantle melting by decom...

The activity concentrations of 228Ra, 226Ra and 222Rn have been analysed in 452 drinking water supplies of São Paulo State. This study started in 1994 and covered 54% of the 574 existing counties. Concentrations up to 235 and 131 mBq l-1 were observed for 226Ra and 228Ra, respectively, whereas 222Rn concentrations reached 315 Bq l-1. Radiation doses up to 0.3, 0.6 and 3.2 mSv yr-1 were estimate...

The effect of grain sizes on radionuclide concentration in soil and sediment samples from Kolo creek, Bayelsa State was investigated using gamma spectroscopy. Eight (8) were collected around the oil spill site creek. All separated into four different sizes, A (0.5mm), B (1mm), C (1.5mm) D (2mm), making a total 32 sediment. activity 0.5 mm, 1.0mm, 1.5mm 2mm determined. In 0.5mm(A), 226Ra , 232Th...

Introduction Natural and artificial radionuclides are the main sources of human radiation exposure. These radionuclides, which are present in the environment, can be dissolved into water. Evidence suggests that radionuclides being entered the human body through drinking or hot spring water can be harmful for human health. Materials and Methods In this study,10 samples were collected from ground...

Arranged from oldest to youngest, the main granitic rock units exposed in Khour Abalea are metagabbros, cataclastic rocks, ophiolitic melange, pegmatite and lamprophyre dykes. The presence of radioactivity associated with heavy bearing minerals construction materials—like granite—increased interest extraction process. As it turns out, rocks play an important economic part examination area’s sur...

The presence of natural radionuclides in Croatian rivers emphasizes the need for its continuous monitoring. Therefore results of 226Ra and 228Ra determination in Croatian river waters are presented in this paper. 226Ra and 228Ra were chosen as a possible source of human exposure due to their high radio-toxicity. Fifty liters of river water samples were collected from the Danube, Drava, Sava, Kr...

Introduction: This Study has was  carried out to measure and detect the natural occurred radionuclide content including 226Ra, 232Th and 40K in the  Nile River sediments at various locations in Upper Egypt, from Aswan to El-Minya. Additionally, we determine the absorbed dose rate, the annual effective dose equivalent, and excess lifetime cancer risk also has been calculated. Material and Metho...

The fundamental goal of this study is to measure the level radioactivity in soil area around Al-Hadbaa cement plant, also evaluate radiological hazard radionuclide, gamma-spectroscopy with an HPGe detector crystal diameter 70.6 mm and length 70 has been used estimate specific activity natural radionuclides 226Ra, 232Th, 40K, artificial 137Cs fifteen samples collected. results show that average ...

Accurate, low-level measurement of 226Ra in high volume water samples requires rapid pre-concentration and robust separation techniques prior to measurement in order to comply with discharge limits and drinking water regulations. This study characterises the behaviour of 226Ra and interfering elements on recently developed TK100 (Triskem International) extraction chromatography resin. Distribut...