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Radiological health risk assessment of drinking water and soil dust from Gauteng and North West Provinces, in South Africa

Long-lived natural radionuclides such as ((238)U) uranium-238, ((232)Th) thorium-232, ((226)Ra) radium-226 and ((40)K) potassium-40 and heavy metals are normally exposed to the surface during mining activities. They enter the human body when inhaled (as dust) or ingested (by drinking contaminated wa...

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Autores principales: Madzunya, D., Dudu, V.P., Mathuthu, M., Manjoro, M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7029177/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32099922
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2020.e03392