Background: Vegetation (food stuff) is grown in soil that contains many radioactive elements such as 238U (uranium), 232Th (thorium) and 40K (potassium), which may get deposited either due to radioactive fallout or/and by absorption from the soil and can pose serious health hazards. Materials and Methods: Natural radioactivity, radiological hazards and annual effective dose assessment was carri...

Radon is a gas with symbol Rn and atomic number 86. It’s an active, colorless, odorless, tasteless gas formed from decaying of uranium. It is one of the densest gas, and also a health hazard due to its radioactivity. Uranium is the parent compound from which radon is formed. Uranium has been there since the earth was formed. Thus it will be present for millions of years in the same concentratio...

Human activities such as waste disposal tend to impact negatively on the environment. Some products are associated with elevated levels of natural radioactivity. It was therefore, aim study investigate health risk radioactivity from Okakarara municipal dumpsite. In this study, gamma spectrometric analysis used determine activity concentrations 226Ra, 232Th and 40K in 18 soil samples. From these...

The existence of radioactivity linked to the heavy-bearing minerals in building materials—such as granite—has increased attention extraction procedure. Granite rocks play an essential economic role various areas Egypt. Thus, this study intended detect 238U, 232Th, and 40K activity concentrations examined granite samples determine corresponding radiological risks associated with granite. studied...

The use of industrial waste and/or by-products as alternative sources raw materials in building has become standard practice. result, more sustainable construction, is contributing to the institution a circular economy. Nonetheless, all necessary precautions must be taken ensure that inclusion and such entail no new health hazard for people or their environment. Due processes involved generatin...