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Radioactivity in soil and coal samples collected from the vicinity of the coal-fired thermal power plant and evaluation of the associated hazard parameters

M. M. Mahfuz Siraza Health Physics Division, Atomic Energy Centre, Dhaka, BangladeshORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-5163-5490View further author information
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Md. Jafor Dewanb Department of Nuclear Engineering, University of Dhaka, Dhaka, BangladeshORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-4142-8236View further author information
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Md. I. A. Chowdhuryb Department of Nuclear Engineering, University of Dhaka, Dhaka, BangladeshORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-7396-5434View 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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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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Md. Bazlar Rashidc Geological Survey of Bangladesh, Dhaka, BangladeshORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-4996-6610View further author information
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Nazneen Sultanaa Health Physics Division, Atomic Energy Centre, Dhaka, BangladeshORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-2552-2377View further author information
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M. F. Kabira Health Physics Division, Atomic Energy Centre, Dhaka, BangladeshORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-2082-2768View further author information
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Mayeen Uddin Khandakerd Department of General Educational Development, Faculty of Science and Information Technology, Daffodil International University, Dhaka, Bangladesh;e Centre for Applied Physics and Radiation Technologies, School of Engineering and Technology, Sunway University, Bandar Sunway, MalaysiaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-3772-294XView further author information
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S. Yeasmina Health Physics Division, Atomic Energy Centre, Dhaka, BangladeshCorrespondence[email protected]
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Received 09 Jan 2023, Accepted 16 Mar 2023, Published online: 29 Mar 2023

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