Due to its high energy generation potential, coal is widely used in power generation in
different countries. Although, the presence of carbon, hydrogen and sulfur in coal facilitates …

This critical review presents the key factors that control the occurrence of natural elements
from the uranium-and thorium-decay series, also known as naturally occurring radioactive …

To study the distributions and potential dispersions of naturally occurring radioactive
materials (NORMs: 226 Ra, 232 Th, and 40 K) from coal-based activities (Barapukuria …

Traditionally coal has been extensively used as a dominating fossil fuel in a wide range of
industries due to its abundance. In India, industries like thermal power plants, cement …

With rapid urbanization and large-scale industrial activities, modern human populations are
being increasingly subjected to chronic environmental heavy metal exposures. Elemental …

The concentrations of primordial radionuclides (226Ra, 232Th and 40K) in commonly used
building materials (brick, cement and sand), the raw materials of cement and the by-products …

Soil-to-plant transfer factors (TFs) are of fundamental importance in assessing the
environmental impact due to the presence of radioactivity in soil and agricultural crops …

Coal-fly-ash is one of the major byproducts of coal-based power plant in which naturally
occurring radioactive materials (NORMs) are drastically enriched compared to those of feed …

Abstract Wadi El Reddah, Egypt, is mostly enclosed by scattered exposure to the
chronological sequence of a metavolcanic and metagabbro-diorite complex. There are …

To represent a comprehensive scenario regarding the coal mining and coal-fired power
plant activities in a develo** country (Bangladesh) and to understand the total …