Introduction: Human has always been exposed to background ionizing radiation. Interaction between ionizing radiation and the biological system can lead to changes in cells or tissues inducing diseases, such as cancer. With this background in mind, this experimental study aimed to evaluate the specific activity of water radionuclides in Kermanshah province, western region of Iran. Material and M...

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...

The specific activity and spatial distribution of 238U, 232Th 40K were determined in the surface soil from Lișava uranium mining sector. This sector belongs to Banat district, an historically important area Romania (an with closed mines a radioactive waste dump). Gamma-ray spectrometry using high-purity germanium (HPGe) detector was used measure naturally occurring radionuclides soil. average a...

The Borexino collaboration observed an excess of the counting rate over expected events from CNO-ν. This result is consistent with prediction Hydridic Earth Model on contribution 40K geo-antineutrino scattering electrons to single events. proportion potassium in 1.5 ± 1.0% Earth’s mass most likely value that provides rate.

In this study, Si and C were incorporated into polycrystalline MgB2 via in situ reaction of Mg and B with either SiC or with separate Si and C (Si+C). The electrical transport and magnetic properties of the two series of samples were compared. The corrected resistivity at 40K, pA(40K), is higher for the SiC reacted samples regardless of carbon (C) substitution level, indicating larger intragrai...

background: a field study on the transfer of primordial radionuclides 238u, 232th, 40k and fallout radionuclides 210po in different plant species in tropical forest of western ghats environment is presented. material and methods: the top storey, second storey, shrubs and epiphytic plant species were chosen and concentration of these radionuclides in plant and soil were measured by employing gam...

Many food products are recommended to give health benefits. Thus algae superfoods consumption is growing worldwide, although quite a few studies have examined the quantities of radionuclides they contain and their potential effects on human health. The study presents radioactive 40K, 137Cs, 226Ra, 228Ra, 234Th in supplements available worldwide for consumption. Samples been quantified by gamma-...

There is concern that work scenarios on the tantalite mining sites in Oke-Ogun, Oyo State, Nigeria may cause occupational radiation exposure of workers due to enhanced concentrations naturally occurring radionuclides some process materials. A prior radiological assessment activities was carried out determine if and which require protection measures. Samples materials involved, comprising (tanta...