Advances in Environmental Radioactivity Monitoring and Measurement
A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Environmental Sciences".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 November 2025 | Viewed by 1038
Special Issue Editor
Interests: environmental radioactivity; NORM; radiochemistry
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Environmental radiological monitoring covers various aspects of physics, chemistry, and biology related to the assessment of impacts caused by natural and artificial radionuclides in the environment. The sources of radionuclides primarily originate from nuclear fuel cycle facilities, medicine, and industries generating NORM (naturally occurring radioactive material) waste. The analytical and measurement techniques employed to evaluate the impact of these facilities are based on the type of radionuclide to be determined. Radiochemical methods are based on classical chemical techniques such as selective precipitations, ion exchange resins, liquid–liquid extraction, and chromatographic extraction, among others. Measurements are conducted using detectors such as scintillation counters (ZnS(Ag), NaI(Tl), or liquid scintillation), continuous-flow proportional gas counters, or semiconductor detectors (HPGe and PIPS). Furthermore, chemical techniques such as ICP, ICP-MS, AAS, and AES enable the determination of radionuclides with long half-lives. This Special Issue aims to compile the latest advancements in measurement techniques and methodologies to assess the radiological impact of various facilities on the environment. Additionally, studies related to soil–plant transfer factors, radionuclide diffusion models in air, the quality control of measurements, and characterization studies of soils, waters, foods, and indicator organisms will be of great interest in this Special Issue.
Dr. José Antonio Suarez-Navarro
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- radioactivity in soils, waters, foods and air
- radiological monitoring
- environmental radioactivity
- radiochemistry
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