Introduction: Considering the risk of radiation, the measurement of the natural radiation sources seems to be necessary. In this study, the concentrations of the natural radionuclides, namely 226Ra, 232Th, and 40K, were measured in the soil samples taken from different locations of Golestan, Iran. The measurement results can also be used as a baseline to evaluate the impact of non-nuclear activ...

Background: The concentrations of radionuclides like 226Ra, 232Th and 40K and the dose rate are measured in igneous and metamorphic rock formations in and around Chickmagalur. A total of 236 samples from 13 different locations around study area were analyzed. Materials and Methods: The activity concentrations of the three radioactive elements were determined for mean period of 25000 s using HPG...

Evaluation of Radiological Hazards associated with some selected mining sites (ie Gadaeragi (GR), Maiwayo (MW) and Kataeragi (KR)) in Niger State, Nigeria was carried out using Nal (TI) Gamma ray spectroscopy. The results shows average activity concentration for 238U, 232Th, 40K site are 8.05 ± 0.14 Bq/kg, 14.60 0.30 Bq/kg 20.62 14.62 respectively. result 232Th to be 12.03 0.17 17.89 0.32 151.1...

Background: Natural Radioactivity, though natural requires concentration monitoring, especially for the health/ environmental checks of the populace. Materials and Methods: The activity concentrations of 40K, 238U and 232Th in the waters from wells with depths ranging between 141.0 - 214.0 feet were randomly sampled and determined from 20 locations in Ago-Iwoye town in South Western, ...

Background: The natural radioactivity levels in ceramic tiles produced in Turkey were determined and the related radiological hazards were assessed. Materials and Methods: The natural radioactivity levels (226Ra, 232Th and 40K) in the ceramic tiles were measured using high-purity germanium detector system (HPGe) and the related radiological hazards were assessed by radium equivalent activity (R...

This research aimed to assess the levels of natural radionuclides in soil Riruwai mining area and evaluate radiological hazards associated with them. A total sixty samples were collected from four sampling sites during dry wet seasons. The concentrations uranium-238 (238U), thorium-232 (232Th), potassium-40 (40K) measured using an HPGe gamma-ray spectrometer, used estimate internal external gam...

Manzala Lake, the largest in Egypt’s Nile Delta, has significant human activity. The Lake’s ecological condition recently been impacted by a increase agricultural, industrial, and urban wastewater discharge. Avaluable tool for monitoring water quality of Manzal aLake is sensitivity invertebrate species to various types pollution, such as radioactive contamination. Activity concentrations radion...

This study was conducted to determine and compare the activity concentration of natural radioactivity 238U, 232Th, 40K in borehole well water samples collected from Lokoja Nigeria, using Sodium Iodide−Thallium gamma spectroscopy. Samples selected wells were standard radiation protocol analyzed. The result shows that sample 2.77±0.67 Bq/l; 2.30±0.27 Bq/l 1.66±0.13 for respectively, 17.62±1.37 wh...

The occurrence of heavy radioactive minerals in construction supplies such as granite has drawn attention to the extraction minerals. Granitic rocks were identified serve an essential economic role study area’s surrounding locations. As a result, current attempted detect activity concentrations 238U, 232Th, and 40K granitic rock samples tested estimate radiological dangers associated with these...

Mining generates significant amounts of waste that can represent a source contamination for areas close to the extraction area, generating negative impact both on environment and health people. This study aims evaluate radiological risk derived from exposure natural radionuclides contained in tailings Peruvian gold mines establish whether be used as raw materials building materials. The mine co...