Abstract:This study aimed to evaluate natural radioactivity levels and hazards of radionuclides 226Ra, 232Th, and 40K in soil samples taken from 15 locations in the Lega Dembi gold mining, Oromia, Ethiopia, using gamma-ray spectroscopy coupled with an HPGe detector. It was observed that the respective mean specific activities for 226Ra, 232Th, and 40K determined in the mining site were 23.87±0.7, 52.5±1.8, and 391.62±11.35 Bq/kg, and 8.89±0.4, 13.83±0.6 and 423.68±9.5 Bq/kg in the living areas. The specific activity of… Show more
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