Introduction Radioactive materials naturally exist in the world. Indeed, approximately 82% of human-absorbed radiation doses, which are out of human control, arise from natural sources of radiation including cosmic, terrestrial, and exposure through inhalation or ingestion. Thus, the aim of the present study was to estimate health risk, as well as the effective and organ doses from naturally oc...

threats are one of the most fundamental problems of our modern societies that daily will affect citizens in urban spaces. this becomes more problematic when the people in their everyday living spaces encounter with behaviors that cause lack of security and should have been feel comfort and their families used these spaces freely. this causes many problems for citizens. in today cities because o...

As a part of the China-Japan cooperative research on natural radiation epidemiology, we have carried out a dose-assessment study to evaluate the external exposure to natural radiation in the high background radiation areas (HBRA) of Yangjiang in Guangdong province and in the control areas (CA) of Enping prefecture since 1991. Because of the difficulties in measuring the individual doses of all ...

background: although lebanon is a highly polluted country, so far no study has specifically been designed to assess the association between outdoor air pollution and chronic bronchitis in this country. objective: to assess the association between exposure to outdoor air pollution and chronic bronchitis in lebanon. methods: a pilot case-control study was conducted in two tertiary care hospitals....

Alpha and beta activities per unit volume of air, due to radon, thoron and their decay products were measured in the outdoor atmosphere in Errachidia city, Morocco, by using both CR-39 and LR-115 type II solid-state nuclear track detectors (SSNTDs). Simultaneously, meteorological parameters such as air temperature, atmospheric pressure, and relative humidity were also measured in situ.. In addi...

background: the aim of this study was to measure137cs levels in soil and brick samples to set the baseline data and an indicator of fallout radioactivity for this part of the world. this study will help to probe, if there is any health threat posed by 137cs exposure to the residents of the area. materials and methods: twenty five samples of soil and 6 samples of bricks were collected from diffe...

background: the existence of some radionuclides in soil and some building materials produce a β-γ radiation field, which in some regions the exposure of these radionuclides to human is high. materials and methods: the air-absorbed dose, indoor and outdoor annual effective dose of soil and some building material samples (ceramic, granite, gypsum, etc.). the samples were collected from 35 differe...

a study on natural radioactivity in virgin and agricultural soil samples collected from sungai petani was conducted using high-purity germanium. the mean activity concentrations of 226ra, 232th, and 40k in virgin soils were 51.06±5.83, 78.44±6.42, and 125.66±7.26 bq kg−1, respectively, while those in agricultural soils were 80.63±5.78, 116.87±7.87, and 200.66±18.24 bq kg−1, respectively. the co...

Welcome to the EPA's "Dose Compliance Concentrations for Radionuclides in Outdoor Surfaces at Superfund Sites" (SDCC) user's guide. Here you will find descriptions, equations and default exposure parameters used to calculate the dose-based SDCCs. Additional guidance is also provided on sources of parameters and proper SDCC use. It is suggested that users read the SDCC FAQ page before proceeding...

Background: The aim of this study was to measure137Cs levels in soil and brick samples to set the baseline data and an indicator of fallout radioactivity for this part of the world. This study will help to probe, if there is any health threat posed by 137Cs exposure to the residents of the area. Materials and Methods: Twenty five samples of soil and 6 samples of bricks were collected from diffe...