Measurement of natural radioactivity in several sandy-loamy soil samples from Sijua, Dhanbad, India

The activity concentrations of natural radionuclides 226Ra, 232Th and 40K in soil samples collected from Sijua Dhanbad, India were measured by using a gamma-ray spectrometer with a NaI(Tl) detector. The average activity concentration of 226Ra, 232Th, and 40K was found as 60.3, 64.5 and 481.0 Bq. kg−...

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Main Authors: M. Zubair, Shafiqullah
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-03-01
Series:Heliyon
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844020302759