Measurements of natural radionuclide levels and hazards in the Lega Dembi gold mine, Oromia, Ethiopia.

This study aimed to evaluate natural radioactivity levels and hazards of radionuclides Th, Ra and K in soil samples taken from 15 locations in the Lega Dembi gold mining, Oromia, Ethiopia, using gamma-ray spectroscopy coupled with an HPGe detector. It was observed that the respective mean specific activities for Ra, Th and K determined in the mining site were 23.87 ± 0.