Elevated levels of environmental radioactivity in fluvial sediment: origin and health risk assessment
Md. Ahosan Habib, Sayma Zahan Akhi, Rahat Khan, Khamphe Phoungthong, Md. Samium Basir, Amit Hasan Anik, Abu Reza Md. Towfiqul Islam, Abubakr M. Idris
Abstract
, which is ∼2-times greater than the suggested threshold. Therefore, plausible extraction of heavy minerals and using residues as building materials can alleviate the two-reconciling problems: (1) radiological risk management and (2) fluvial navigability.
Topics & Concepts
FluvialSedimentEnvironmental scienceRisk assessmentDistribution (mathematics)Hydrology (agriculture)GeologyGeomorphologyGeotechnical engineeringStructural basinComputer securityMathematicsComputer scienceMathematical analysisRadioactivity and Radon MeasurementsRadioactive contamination and transferGeochemistry and Geologic Mapping