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Source, fate and transfer of primordial radionuclides as potential contaminants in environmental matrices of high and low background radiation areas – a critical review

Bharathi Santhanabharathia Unit of Research in Radiation Biology & Environmental Radioactivity (URRBER), P.G & Research Department of Zoology, The New College (Autonomous), Affiliated to University of Madras, Chennai, IndiaView further author information
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Kumara Perumal Pradhoshinia Unit of Research in Radiation Biology & Environmental Radioactivity (URRBER), P.G & Research Department of Zoology, The New College (Autonomous), Affiliated to University of Madras, Chennai, IndiaView further author information
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Munawar Suhail Ahmeda Unit of Research in Radiation Biology & Environmental Radioactivity (URRBER), P.G & Research Department of Zoology, The New College (Autonomous), Affiliated to University of Madras, Chennai, IndiaView further author information
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Marckasagayam Priyadharshinia Unit of Research in Radiation Biology & Environmental Radioactivity (URRBER), P.G & Research Department of Zoology, The New College (Autonomous), Affiliated to University of Madras, Chennai, IndiaView further author information
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Mohamat Hanifa Shafeeka Parveenb Unit of Aquatic Biology and Aquaculture (UABA), P.G & Research Department of Zoology, The New College (Autonomous), Affiliated to University of Madras, Chennai, IndiaView further author information
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Lubna Alamc Fisheries Economics Research Unit, Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries, School of Public Policy and Global Affairs, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, CanadaView further author information
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Ismail Md Mofizur Rahmand Radiation Morphology division, Speciation Radiochemistry, Institute of Environmental Radioactivity, Fukushima University, Fukushima, JapanView further author information
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Van Hao Duonge VNU School of Interdisciplinary Studies, Vietnam National University, Hanoi, VietnamView further author information
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Mehraj Ud Din Warb Unit of Aquatic Biology and Aquaculture (UABA), P.G & Research Department of Zoology, The New College (Autonomous), Affiliated to University of Madras, Chennai, IndiaView further author information
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Mohamed Saiyad Musthafaa Unit of Research in Radiation Biology & Environmental Radioactivity (URRBER), P.G & Research Department of Zoology, The New College (Autonomous), Affiliated to University of Madras, Chennai, IndiaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Received 21 Sep 2023, Accepted 25 Oct 2023, Published online: 07 Nov 2023

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