Spatial variability and multivariate analysis of natural radioactivity in monazite-bearing coastal soils of Odisha, India
This study investigates spatial variability in radionuclide distribution and radiological characteristics of coastal soils from Ganjam and Puri, Odisha, India. A total of 72 samples from 24 locations were analyzed using NaI(Tl) gamma-ray spectrometry for 238 U, 232 Th, and 40 K, together with in situ ambient...