Natural radioactivity measurements in the granite rock of quarry sites, Johor, Malaysia

• Main Authors: Alnour, I. A., Wagiran, Husin, Ibrahim, N., Laili, Z., Omar, M., Hamzah, S., Idi, B.
• Format: Article
• Published: Elsevier 2012
• Subjects: QC Physics
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/32958/; http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.radphyschem.2012.08.005
• Institution: Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

This study was conducted to determine the concentration of natural radionuclides in the granite rocks of selected quarry sites in Johor state, Malaysia and their possible radiological effects. The activity concentrations of 238U, 232Th and 40K in the areas of study indicated varying values of 238U,...