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Natural radionuclides and dose estimation in natural water resources from Elba protective area, Egypt
A M El Arabi1, N K Ahmed, K Salahel Din
1Physics Department, Faculty of Science at Qena, South Valley University, Egypt.
Abstract:
The concentrations of the natural radionuclides (226)Ra, (232)Th and (40)K in 15 different water samples from Elba protective area, south-eastern desert of Egypt, have been determined using NaI(Tl) detector. Gamma ray spectrometric analysis was performed and the concentrations obtained for each of the radionuclides expressed in Bq l(-1) ranging from 1.6 to 11.1 for (226)Ra, 0.21 to 0.97 for (232)Th and 9.1 to 23 for (40)K. A reasonable correlation was found between (226)Ra, (232)Th concentrations and pH, although no general trend was observed with conductivity and total dissolved solids. The mean effective doses of 0.56 mSv y(-1) for (226)Ra, 0.065 mSv y(-1) for (232)Th and 0.04 mSv y(-1) for (40)K were estimated for the ingestion of these waters by adults.
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