Radioactivity control strategy for the JUNO detector
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DOI: 10.1007/jhep11(2021)102
Abstract: Abstract JUNO is a massive liquid scintillator detector with a primary scientific goal of determining the neutrino mass ordering by studying the oscillated anti-neutrino flux coming from two nuclear power plants at 53 km distance.… read more here.
Keywords: detector; radioactivity; radioactivity control; juno ... See more keywords
Environmental risk assessment of radioactivity and heavy metals in soil of Toplica region, South Serbia
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DOI: 10.1007/s10653-018-0085-0
Abstract: Activity levels of natural and artificial radionuclides and content of ten heavy metals (As, Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Mn, Ni, Pb, Zn and Hg) were investigated in 41 soil samples collected from Toplica region located… read more here.
Keywords: risk; heavy metals; toplica region; radioactivity ... See more keywords
Dosimetric impact of natural terrestrial radioactivity on residents of lower Himalayas, India
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DOI: 10.1007/s10653-020-00748-3
Abstract: A comprehensive radio-ecological evaluation of soil samples of Solan and Shimla districts of Himachal Pradesh has been carried out for risk and dose assessment. Twenty-six randomly selected environmental soil samples were analysed for natural radionuclide… read more here.
Keywords: radioactivity residents; dosimetric impact; impact natural; terrestrial radioactivity ... See more keywords
Metal concentrations and radioactivity in sediments at the northern coastal zone of Ikaria Island, eastern Mediterranean, Greece
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DOI: 10.1007/s10967-018-5843-z
Abstract: Heavy metals and radionuclides were investigated in the northern coastal zone of Ikaria Island. The collected sediment samples are sandy and they contain distinct heavy metal- and actinide-hosting minerals. All samples exhibit low U and… read more here.
Keywords: ikaria island; coastal zone; northern coastal; zone ikaria ... See more keywords
Assessment of radioactivity contribution and transfer characteristics of natural radionuclides in agroecosystem
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DOI: 10.1007/s10967-019-06986-9
Abstract: Taking into account the importance of distribution and transfer of radionuclides in the soil–plant system, especially in agricultural fields, the aim of this research was assessment of radioactivity contribution and transfer characteristics of natural radionuclides… read more here.
Keywords: assessment radioactivity; radioactivity contribution; natural radionuclides; radioactivity ... See more keywords
A dipping method for radioactivity measurement in water using plastic scintillator
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DOI: 10.1007/s10967-020-07044-5
Abstract: A new dipping method was studied for the measurement of radioactive solution using plastic scintillator sheets and pellets (PSs) and a liquid scintillation counter. The method consists of analyzing the PSs dipped into test solution… read more here.
Keywords: solution; plastic scintillator; using plastic; radioactivity ... See more keywords
Influence of fertilizers on the natural radioactivity profile of soil samples of agricultural land in Villupuram District, Tamilnadu State, India
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DOI: 10.1007/s10967-020-07210-9
Abstract: Besides the presence of naturally occurring primordial radionuclides at varying levels in soils, the source of additional natural radioactivity content in agricultural land soils is mainly due to the presence of NORM in the fertilizers.… read more here.
Keywords: soil samples; natural radioactivity; agricultural land; radioactivity ... See more keywords
Combined use of CaCl2 roasting and nitric acid leaching for the removal of uranium and radioactivity from uranium tailings
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DOI: 10.1007/s10967-020-07272-9
Abstract: Calcium chloride (CaCl2) roasting and nitric acid (HNO3) leaching were combined to remove uranium and radioactivity from uranium tailings. The results show that the uranium and gross α and β radioactivity removal efficiencies improve with… read more here.
Keywords: acid leaching; cacl2 roasting; uranium tailings; radioactivity ... See more keywords
Establishment of natural radioactivity baseline, mapping, and radiological hazard assessment in soils of Al-Qassim, Al-Ghat, Al-Zulfi, and Al-Majmaah
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DOI: 10.1007/s12517-020-05420-9
Abstract: Radionuclide species comprising the primordial radioactive decay chains lead by 232 Th and 238 U, along with their associated daughter and granddaughter decay series, constitute a major fraction of the naturally occurring radioactive material (NORM).… read more here.
Keywords: hazard; natural radioactivity; qassim ghat; establishment natural ... See more keywords
Geophysical survey of groundwater potential and radioactivity assessment of soil depth lithology for drinking water-quality determination
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DOI: 10.1007/s12665-018-8023-0
Abstract: This research work evaluates the groundwater aquifer potential and radioactivity levels of the soil lithology depth of Agbor in Delta State Nigeria. Three geophysical surveys were conducted using vertical electrical sounding. The results show that… read more here.
Keywords: depth; water; lithology; radioactivity ... See more keywords
Kinetics of glucocorticoid exposure in developing zebrafish: A tracer study.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2017.05.059
Abstract: In the current study the dynamics of glucocorticoid uptake by zebrafish chorionated embryos from the surrounding medium were studied, using 2.5 μM cortisol or dexamethasone solutions complemented with their tritiated variant. We measured the uptake of… read more here.
Keywords: medium; volume medium; exposure; study ... See more keywords