Bulgarian Black Sea Sands Show Radioactivity Below Global Averages
A gamma-spectrometric survey of 33 Bulgarian Black Sea beaches finds natural and artificial radionuclide levels consistently below global averages and ...
Tag: potassium-40
Hidden Radiation in Gold Mine Soil: RESRAD Model Maps Cancer Risk in Nigeria
Researchers used gamma-ray spectroscopy and the RESRAD simulation code to estimate excess lifetime cancer risks from radium-226, thorium-232, and potassium-40 ...
Radioactive Traces in Moroccan Crops Reveal How Semiarid Soils Control Radiation Risk
A detailed Moroccan study measured radionuclide levels in nine food crops and their soils, showing that organic matter and cation ...
Gamma Ray Survey Reveals Hidden Radioactivity in the Soils of India’s Gurugram District
A gamma spectrometry survey of thirty-eight soil samples from District Gurugram, Haryana, shows that natural radionuclide levels and derived radiation ...
Radioactive Sand Maps Reveal How an Indian Beach Quietly Rebuilds Itself
Scientists mapped natural radioactivity across Jampore beach in Daman, India, and found that radium isotope ratios and grain-size patterns reveal ...
Hidden Radiation in Nigeria’s River Sediments: Thorium Emerges as the Silent Threat
A comprehensive survey of 274 soil and sediment samples from Jebba, Nigeria, reveals that stream sediments accumulate hazardous levels of ...
Burning Coal Quietly Multiplies Its Natural Radioactivity Sixfold, Study Finds
A paired coal-ash study shows that burning hard coal concentrates natural radionuclides roughly sixfold, making combustion residues radiologically distinct materials ...
Granite Quarries in Southern India Show Radiation Well Within Safety Limits
A study of 21 granite quarry sites in Karnataka, India, finds that natural radionuclide levels and gamma dose rates in ...
Radioactive Contaminants Exceed Safety Limits in Nigerian Borehole Water, Study Warns
A new study of borehole water in Benin City and Ogwa, Nigeria finds that potassium-40 and thorium-232 exceed international safety ...
Radioactive Fish in Vietnam’s Red River Reveal Surprising Health Risks
A new study of ten fish species from Vietnam's Red River finds that natural radionuclide levels pose negligible risk to ...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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University of Seville Breaks 120-Year-Old Mystery, Revises a Key Einstein Concept
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Groundbreaking Clinical Trial Reveals Lubiprostone Enhances Kidney Function
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