Soil Radioactivity Measurements for Radium Equivalent Activity and Health Risk Indices

Soil samples from thirty different areas were analyzed for naturally occurring radionuclides. The dataset includes calculated radium equivalent activity, annual effective dose rate, excess lifetime cancer risk, and hazard indices. It was published by Shikha Pervin on figshare under a CC-BY-4.0 license.

Use Cases

• Calculate radium equivalent activity based on measured concentrations of radionuclides.
• Assess annual effective dose rates from soil radioactivity for public health studies.
• Evaluate excess lifetime cancer risk indices for populations exposed to contaminated soil.
• Compare hazard indices against global safety thresholds and internationally accepted limits.

Strengths

• Includes measurements from thirty different areas, providing a multi-site perspective.
• Calculates four key health and safety indices (radium equivalent activity, dose rate, cancer risk, hazard).
• Published under an open CC-BY-4.0 license, facilitating reuse.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• The dataset is 9.5 KB, indicating a very limited scope and likely small sample size.

Provenance

Source

figshare

Collection Method

Analysis of urban soil samples.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-19 17:31:09; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Thirty different areas (specific locations unknown).