Geochemical behavior of uranium and thorium in sand and sandy soil samples from a natural high background radiation area of the Odisha coast, India
Nimelan Veerasamy, Sarata Kumar Sahoo, Kazumasa Inoue, Hideki Arae, Masahiro Fukushi
Topics & Concepts
WeatheringUraniumThoriumZirconMonaziteGeologyGeochemistryRadiogenic nuclideSedimentary rockEnvironmental chemistryRadionuclideMineralogyParent rockSoil testSoil waterChemistrySoil sciencePhysicsMantle (geology)Materials scienceMetallurgyQuantum mechanicsRadioactivity and Radon MeasurementsRadioactive element chemistry and processingRadioactive contamination and transfer