Radiological impact assessment of natural radionuclides and heavy metal contamination in industrial tin-tailing processing effluent

• Main Authors: Nursyamimi Diyana Rodzi, Aznan Fazli Ismail, Muhammad Abdullah Rahmat, Eli Syafiqah Aziman, Wan Mohd Razi Idris, Tukimat Lihan
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2023
• Online Access: http://journalarticle.ukm.my/22900/1/SML%2015.pdf; http://journalarticle.ukm.my/22900/; https://www.ukm.my/jsm/english_journals/vol52num8_2023/contentsVol52num8_2023.html
• Institution: Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia

This study investigates the radiological hazard and heavy metal contamination of water effluents from Malaysian tin-tailing processing plants. Samples were collected from retention ponds in seven separate tin tailing processing plants scattered throughout the state of Perak, Malaysia. Samples were a...