Environmental Dosimetry and its Role in Radiological Monitoring from Coast to Coast to Coast
Health Canada’s National Dosimetry Service Division (NDS), runs a small environmental dosimetry program in support of the HC National Monitoring Section’s (NMS) efforts to characterize the gamma component of background rates across Canada. Passive environmental dosimeters (Landauer InLight design), are distributed to NMS stations in every province and territory on a quarterly basis, which are […]
A comprehensive radiological investigation of soils and water resources in artisanal gold mining areas in Ghana: Mining activities vs radiological risks
Global mining activity has intensely increased in response to the rise in gold demand and prices over the last two decades. Mining has been recognized as a potential source of radioactive exposure in the environment. Investigations of natural radionuclides, radon activity concentration and radon exhalation rates in soils, and in surface and groundwater resources were […]
The prospective for radiological sustainability through the reuse of NORM residues in construction materials
Terrestrial materials contain naturally occurring radionuclides, including U-238, Ra-226, Th-232, and K-40, are important for radiation protection. Such naturally occurring radioactive material (NORM) residues are produced in large quantities and would be of high economic benefit if they were to a certain extent incorporated in mixtures or as additive in building material production, allowing for […]