Assessment of radionuclides from coal-fired brick kilns on the outskirts of Dhaka city and the consequent hazards on human health and the environment

In a first-of-its-kind study, terrestrial radionuclide concentrations were measured in 35 topsoil samples from the outskirts of Dhaka using HPGe gamma-ray spectrometry to assess the radiological consequences of such a vast number of brick kilns on the plant workers, general as well as dwelling envir...

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Main Authors: M.M. Mahfuz Siraz, M.D.A. Rakib, M.S. Alam, Jubair Al Mahmud, Md Bazlar Rashid, Mayeen Uddin Khandaker, Md. Shafiqul Islam, S. Yeasmin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-08-01
Series:Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1738573323002243