background: the sources of radioactivity in the environment have natural, terrestrial and extraterrestrial, and anthropogenic origins. plants may get radioactive nuclides in two ways: (i) by the deposition of radioactive fallout, (ii) by absorption from the soil. materials and methods: the concentrations of the natural radionuclides (226ra, 228ra, 40k) and the artificial radionuclide (137cs) in...

Introduction Iron ore is one of the most important natural raw materials that is widely used for manufacturing iron and steel. This type of ore contains various amounts of radionuclides; thus, exposing workers handling their extraction, transportation, and processing to radiation. Materials and Methods In this study, 12 ore samples (each mass weighing about 2 kg) were collected from the iron or...

The article presents the results of large-scale studies content and distribution natural man-made radionuclides in sediments rivers flowing into Dnieper-Bug estuary. also granulometric analysis surveyed water bodies. data about radioactive elements estuary obtained this research are demonstrated moderate specific activity, which, however, clearly correlates with composition sediments. 137 Cs de...

Background: One of the main sources of exposure to radiation is terrestrial radionuclides in the environment. These radioisotopes are present in the Earthchr('39')s crust and can be increased by human activity such as mining of coal, oil, and minerals. Materials and Methods: In this study, 39 soil samples including virgin and cultivated were collected from around of the Shazand Refinery Complex...

Background: In this study, the health risk associated with three types of drinking waters (fissure, underground treated and surrounding waters) from two mines in South Africa were assessed. Materials and Methods: The measurement of the radionuclides concentration was carried out by liquid scintillation counter and alpha spectrometer. The estimated radiological risk pose to the people consuming ...

The legacy of uranium production threatens the environment and public security in Kyrgyzstan and neighboring countries. The key ecological problems include: pollution of the environment with radionuclides; increasing risk of RAW tailing dumps destruction due to climate change, natural disasters and anthropogenic catastrophes which are typical for mountainous and seismic regions, and large land ...