Assessment of environmental ra-226, th-232 and k-40 concentrations in the region of elevated radiation background in Segamat District, Johor, Malaysia

• Main Authors: Saleh, Muneer Aziz, Ramli, Ahmad Termizi, Alajerami, Yasser, Aliyu, Abubakar Sadiq
• Format: Article
• Published: Elsevier Ltd. 2013
• Subjects: GE Environmental Sciences
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/50374/; http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvrad.2013.04.013

Extensive environmental survey and measurements of gamma radioactivity in the soil samples collected from Segamat District were conducted. Two gamma detectors were used for the measurements of background radiation in the area and the results were used in the computation of the mean external radiatio...