Measurements of natural radionuclides in soil samples from Upper Egypt

doi:10.1016/S1001-8042(09)60008-7

Nuclear Science and Techniques ›› 2008, Vol. 19 ›› Issue (5): 302 doi: 10.1016/S1001-8042(09)60008-7

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Measurements of natural radionuclides in soil samples from Upper Egypt

Shaban Ramadan Mohamed HARB¹ Khaled SALAHEL DIN¹ Abd Elbaset ABBADY¹ Mohamed Abd Elleh ALI¹ Rolf MICHEL²

1 Physics Department, Faculty of Science, South Valley University, Qena 83523, Egypt
2 Center for Radiation Protection and Radioecology, Hanover University (ZSR), D-30419 Hanover, Germany

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Shaban Ramadan Mohamed HARB Khaled SALAHEL DIN Abd Elbaset ABBADY Mohamed Abd Elleh ALI Rolf MICHEL. Measurements of natural radionuclides in soil samples from Upper Egypt.Nuclear Science and Techniques, 2008, 19(5): 302 doi: 10.1016/S1001-8042(09)60008-7

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Abstract: This paper presents the results of natural radioactivity measured for the soil of Qena using gamma-ray spectrometry at ZSR, Hanover University, Germany. Soil samples of radioactive concentrations of ²³⁸U-series (²³⁴Th, ²¹⁴Pb, and ²¹⁴Bi), ²³²Th-series (²²⁸Ac, ²¹²Pb, and ²⁰⁸Tl) and ⁴⁰K were analyzed. Three objectives were set: (1) activity levels by surface soil sampling at 0~30 cm depth, (2) dose rates of gamma radiation, radium equivalent, index hazard, and effective dose, and (3) ambient dose rates.

Key words: Soil, Environmental radioactivity, Gamma spectrometry, Radiation exposure, Ambient dose

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