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Assessing radioactivity in soil in the vicinity of steel production industries: a pioneering investigation in Bangladesh

M. M. Mahfuz Siraza Health Physics Division, Atomic Energy Centre, Dhaka, BangladeshCorrespondence[email protected]
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M. S. Alamb Department of Nuclear Engineering, University of Dhaka, Dhaka, BangladeshORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-2046-2128View further author information
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Jubair Al Mahmudb Department of Nuclear Engineering, University of Dhaka, Dhaka, BangladeshORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-7017-3394View further author information
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Md. Bazlar Rashidc Coastal and Marine Geology Branch, Geological Survey of Bangladesh, Segunbaghicha, Dhaka, BangladeshORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-4996-6610View further author information
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Z. Hossaina Health Physics Division, Atomic Energy Centre, Dhaka, BangladeshView further author information
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Elrashed AbdElrahimd Department of Radiological Sciences, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Taif University, Taif, Saudi ArabiaView further author information
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Hamid Osmand Department of Radiological Sciences, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Taif University, Taif, Saudi ArabiaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-5370-7358View further author information
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Mayeen Uddin Khandakere Centre for Applied Physics and Radiation Technologies, School of Engineering and Technology, Sunway University, Bandar Sunway, Malaysia;f Faculty of Graduate Studies, Daffodil International University, Daffodil Smart City, Savar, Dhaka, BangladeshORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-3772-294XView further author information
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S. Yeasmina Health Physics Division, Atomic Energy Centre, Dhaka, BangladeshORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-8972-3384View further author information
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Received 29 Sep 2023, Accepted 01 Dec 2023, Published online: 12 Dec 2023

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