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Abbasi A, Tulucu F, Issa SAM, Algethami M, Mirekhtiary F, Zakaly HMH. Modelling and calculation of risk due to radon concentration in residential houses, Nicosia, Cyprus. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s10967-022-08203-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Mussarat M, Ali H, Muhammad D, Ahmad Mian I, Khan S, Adnan M, Fahad S, Wahid F, Dawar K, Ali S, Zia A, Ahmad M, Khan S, Ali Shah W, Romman M, Parvez R, H Siddiqui M, Khan A, Wang D, Jiang X. Comparing the phosphorus use efficiency of pre-treated (organically) rock phosphate with soluble P fertilizers in maize under calcareous soils. PeerJ 2021; 9:e11452. [PMID: 34113489 PMCID: PMC8158173 DOI: 10.7717/peerj.11452] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2021] [Accepted: 04/23/2021] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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In calcareous soils, phosphorus (P) availability to plant is impaired due to the formation of insoluble complexes with calcium and magnesium. Therefore, this study was executed to compare the P use efficiency (PUE) of four different P sources [rock phosphate (RP), acidulated rock phosphate (ARP), single super phosphate (SSP) and di ammonium phosphate (DAP)] alone or pre-treated with organic amendments (farm yard manure (FYM) enriched compost, simple compost and humic acid (HA)) along with control in maize crop under calcareous soils. All treatments irrespective of P sources received 90 kg P2O5 ha-1. Phosphorus application regardless of its sources and combination with organic amendments significantly improved maize growth, yield as well as P uptake and PUE. Rock phosphate when applied alone was recorded inferior but its performance significantly improved with compost or its pre-addition with FYM and HA, that further enhanced upon acidulation. Maize grain yield increased by 21, 22.2, 67.9 and 94% with RP, ARP, ARP enriched compost and ARP+ compost respectively, over control. Similarly, PUE of DAP improved from 31.7 to 43.1 and 39 with sample and enriched compost correspondingly. Post-harvest soil and grain P were at par for SSP, ARP and DAP alone or in conjugation with organic amendments when averaged across the amendments. These results suggested that pretreatment of P sources with organic amendments is an economical and more feasible approach to improve maize yield and PUE. Moreover, on-farm acidulation of RP may give at par results with SSP and DAP with cheaper rate and hence recommended for P management in maize in alkaline calcareous soils.
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- Maria Mussarat
- Department of Soil and Environmental Science, The University of Agriculture Peshawar, Peshawar, Khyber PakhtunKhwa, Pakistan
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- Department of Soil and Environmental Science, The University of Agriculture Peshawar, Peshawar, Khyber PakhtunKhwa, Pakistan
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- Department of Soil and Environmental Science, The University of Agriculture Peshawar, Peshawar, Khyber PakhtunKhwa, Pakistan
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- Department of Soil and Environmental Science, The University of Agriculture Peshawar, Peshawar, Khyber PakhtunKhwa, Pakistan
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- Department of Soil and Environmental Science, The University of Agriculture Peshawar, Peshawar, Khyber PakhtunKhwa, Pakistan
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- Department of Agriculture, The University of Swabi, Swabi, Khyber PakhtunKhwa, Pakistan
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- Department of Agronomy, University of Harripur, Harripur, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.,Hainan Key Laboratory for Sustainable Utilization of Tropical Bioresource, College of Tropical Crops, Hainan University, Hainan, Haikou, China
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- Department of Agriculture, The University of Swabi, Swabi, Khyber PakhtunKhwa, Pakistan
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- Department of Soil and Environmental Science, The University of Agriculture Peshawar, Peshawar, Khyber PakhtunKhwa, Pakistan
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- Department of Soil and Environmental Science (AMK) campus, The University of Agriculture Peshawar, Mardan, Khyber PakhtunKhwa, Pakistan
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- Department of Agricultural Chemistry, The University of Agriculture Peshawar, Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
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- Department of Agriculture, Bacha Khan University, Charsadda, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
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- Department of Soil and Environmental Science, The University of Agriculture Peshawar, Peshawar, Khyber PakhtunKhwa, Pakistan
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- Department of Agriculture, Bacha Khan University, Charsadda, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
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- Department of Botany, University of Chitral, Chitral, KP, Pakistan
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- Department of Botany, Government Girls Degree College, Dargai Malakand, KP, Pakistan
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- Botany and Microbiology Department, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Horticulture, The University of Haripur, Harripur, KPK, Pakistan
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- College of Life Science, Linyi University, Linyi City, Shandong Province, China
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- College of Life Sciences and Technology, Xinjiang University, Urumqi City, Xinjiang Province, China
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Ghias S, Satti KH, Khan M, Dilband M, Naseem A, Jabbar A, Kali S, Ur-Rehman T, Nawab J, Aqeel M, Khan MA, Zafar MI. Health risk assessment of radioactive footprints of the urban soils in the residents of Dera Ghazi Khan, Pakistan. CHEMOSPHERE 2021; 267:129171. [PMID: 33348265 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2020.129171] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2020] [Revised: 11/27/2020] [Accepted: 11/29/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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The aim of the study was to evaluate the radiation levels, radiological doses and excess lifetime cancer risk possessed by the urban soils that were collected from the vicinity of the exclusive mining and excavation centers of Dera Ghazi Khan. The high purity germanium detector was utilized for assessment of naturally occurring radionuclides (NORMs) in soil and results showed that the average activity concentrations of 226Ra, 232Th, and 40K (37 Bq/kg, 43.07 Bq/kg, 737 Bq/kg respectively) surpassed the world's average documented values (35 Bq/kg, 30 Bq/kg, and 400 Bq/kg respectively). Moreover, the average values of radiological hazards assessment like radium equivalent, internal and external hazard indices, absorbed dose rate, annual gonadal dose equivalent and excess lifetime cancer risk were 155.70 (Bq/kg), 0.4, 0.5, 73.96 (nGy/h) 90.73 (μSv/y), 476.24 (μSv/y) and 0.31(10-3) respectively. The data acquired was analyzed using descriptive statistics, cluster analysis and principal component analysis. ArcGIS (10.5) software was utilized for developing maps of radionuclide's concentration for the study area. Results of the study may serve as an important baseline radiometric data for future epidemiological studies and monitoring initiatives in the study area.
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- Sidra Ghias
- Department of Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, 45320, Pakistan.
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- Health Physics Division, Pakistan Institute of Nuclear Science and Technology, P.O. Nilore, Islamabad, Pakistan.
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- Health Physics Division, Pakistan Institute of Nuclear Science and Technology, P.O. Nilore, Islamabad, Pakistan.
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- Health Physics Division, Pakistan Institute of Nuclear Science and Technology, P.O. Nilore, Islamabad, Pakistan.
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- Health Physics Division, Pakistan Institute of Nuclear Science and Technology, P.O. Nilore, Islamabad, Pakistan.
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- Health Physics Division, Pakistan Institute of Nuclear Science and Technology, P.O. Nilore, Islamabad, Pakistan.
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- Department of Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, 45320, Pakistan.
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- Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, 45320, Pakistan.
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- Department of Environmental Sciences, Abdul Wali Khan University, Mardan, 5320, Pakistan.
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- Bioinformatics Lab, National Institute for Genomics and Advanced Biotechnology (NIGAB), NARC, 45500, Islamabad, Pakistan.
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- Department of Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, 45320, Pakistan.
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- Department of Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, 45320, Pakistan.
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Rafique M, Rahman SU, Basharat M, Aziz W, Ahmad I, Lone KA, Ahmad K, Matiullah. Evaluation of excess life time cancer risk from gamma dose rates in Jhelum valley. JOURNAL OF RADIATION RESEARCH AND APPLIED SCIENCES 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jrras.2013.11.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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- Muhammad Rafique
- Department of Physics, University of Azad Jammu & Kashmir, Muzaffarbad, Azad Kashmir, 13100, Pakistan
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- Department of Medical Physics, Nuclear Medicine, Oncology and Radiotherapy Institute, Islamabad, Pakistan
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- Institute of Geology, University of Azad Jammu & Kashmir, Muzaffarbad, Azad Kashmir, 13100, Pakistan
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- Department of Computer Sciences and Information Technology, University of Azad Kashmir, Azad Kashmir, 13100, Pakistan
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- Department of Mathematics, University of Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Muzaffarbad, Azad Kashmir, 13100, Pakistan
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- Consultant Medical Oncologist, Abbas Institute of Medical Sciences, Muzaffarabad, Pakistan
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- Radiation Dosimetry Laboratory, Health Physics Division, PINSTECH, Nilore, Islamabad, Pakistan
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- Directorate of Systems and Services, PINSTECH, Nilore, Islamabad, Pakistan
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Kearfott KJ, Whetstone ZD, Rafique Mir KM. Use of a geographic information system (GIS) for targeting radon screening programs in South Dakota. JOURNAL OF RADIATION RESEARCH 2016; 57:84-90. [PMID: 26472478 PMCID: PMC4708909 DOI: 10.1093/jrr/rrv041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2015] [Revised: 05/31/2015] [Accepted: 06/22/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Because (222)Rn is a progeny of (238)U, the relative abundance of uranium may be used to predict the areas that have the potential for high indoor radon concentration and therefore determine the best areas to conduct future surveys. Geographic Information System (GIS) mapping software was used to construct maps of South Dakota that included levels of uranium concentrations in soil and stream water and uranium deposits. Maps of existing populations and the types of land were also generated. Existing data about average indoor radon levels by county taken from a databank were included for consideration. Although the soil and stream data and existing recorded average indoor radon levels were sparse, it was determined that the most likely locations of elevated indoor radon would be in the northwest and southwest corners of the state. Indoor radon levels were only available for 9 out of 66 counties in South Dakota. This sparcity of data precluded a study of correlation of radon to geological features, but further motivates the need for more testing in the state. Only actual measurements should be used to determine levels of indoor radon because of the strong roles home construction and localized geology play in radon concentration. However, the data visualization method demonstrated here is potentially useful for directing resources relating to radon screening campaigns.
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- Kimberlee J Kearfott
- University of Michigan, Department of Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences, 2355 Bonisteel Boulevard, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2104, USA
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- University of Michigan, Department of Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences, 2355 Bonisteel Boulevard, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2104, USA
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- Department of Physics University of Azad Jammu and Kashmir Muzaffarbad, 13100, Azad Kashmir, Pakistan
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Xie D, Liao M, Kearfott KJ. Influence of environmental factors on indoor radon concentration levels in the basement and ground floor of a building – A case study. RADIAT MEAS 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.radmeas.2015.08.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Manocchi FH, Campos MP, Dellamano JC, Silva GM. Radon exposure at a radioactive waste storage facility. JOURNAL OF RADIOLOGICAL PROTECTION : OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE SOCIETY FOR RADIOLOGICAL PROTECTION 2014; 34:339-346. [PMID: 24705248 DOI: 10.1088/0952-4746/34/2/339] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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The Waste Management Department of Nuclear and Energy Research Institute (IPEN) is responsible for the safety management of the waste generated at all internal research centers and that of other waste producers such as industry, medical facilities, and universities in Brazil. These waste materials, after treatment, are placed in an interim storage facility. Among them are (226)Ra needles used in radiotherapy, siliceous cake arising from conversion processes, and several other classes of waste from the nuclear fuel cycle, which contain Ra-226 producing (222)Rn gas daughter.In order to estimate the effective dose for workers due to radon inhalation, the radon concentration at the storage facility has been assessed within this study. Radon measurements have been carried out through the passive method with solid-state nuclear track detectors (CR-39) over a period of nine months, changing detectors every month in order to determine the long-term average levels of indoor radon concentrations. The radon concentration results, covering the period from June 2012 to March 2013, varied from 0.55 ± 0.05 to 5.19 ± 0.45 kBq m(-3). The effective dose due to (222)Rn inhalation was further assessed following ICRP Publication 65.
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- F H Manocchi
- Instituto de Pesquisas Energéticas e Nucleares, São Paulo, SP, Brazil. Universidade Nove de Julho, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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Almayahi BA, Tajuddin AA, Jaafar MS. Calibration technique for a CR-39 detector for soil and water radon exhalation rate measurements. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 2014. [DOI: 10.1007/s10967-014-3146-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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