DISTRIBUTION AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF RADIONUCLIDES OF MARINE SEDIMENTS IN-FRONT OF EGYPTIAN RED SEA COAST

Published 30 September 2020 •  vol 142  • 


Authors:

 

M. A. M. Uosif, Physics Department, Al-Azhar University, Assuit, Egypt
Shams A M Issa, Physics Department, Al-Azhar University, Assuit, Egypt; Physics Department, University of Tabuk, Tabuk, Saud Arabia
Hesham M. H. Zakaly, Physics Department, Al-Azhar University, Assuit, Egypt
Madkour Hashim, National Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries, Red Sea, Egyptt
Mahmoud Tamam, Physics Department, Al-Azhar University, Assuit, Egypt

Abstract:

 

The activity concentrations of 226Ra, 232Th and 40K in Bq kg-1 from 84 marine sediment samples collected at twelve sampling sites were determined in order to establish a radiological baseline along the Ras Gharib, Hurghada, Safaga and Quseir coast. A NaI (Tl) detector was used for analyzing the samples. The radiological parameters were calculated and all are found to be well below the prescribed limit.

Keywords:

 

Radiation Hazard, Radionuclides, Natural Radioactivity, Heavy Metals, Red Sea, Egypt, Marine Sediments

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Citations:

 

APA:
Uosif, M. A. M., Issa, S.A. M., Zakaly, H. M. H., Hashim, M., & Tamam, M. (2020). Distribution and Environmental Impact of Radionuclides of Marine Sediments In-Front of Egyptian Red Sea Coast. International Journal of Advanced Science and Technology (IJAST), ISSN: 2005-4238(Print); 2207-6360 (Online), NADIA, 142, 25-36. doi: 10.33832/ijast.2020.142.03.

MLA:
Uosif, M. A. M., et al. “Distribution and Environmental Impact of Radionuclides of Marine Sediments In-Front of Egyptian Red Sea Coast.” International Journal of Advanced Science and Technology, ISSN: 2005-4238(Print); 2207-6360 (Online), NADIA, vol. 142, 2020, pp. 25-36. IJAST, http://article.nadiapub.com/IJAST/Vol142/3.html.

IEEE:
[1] M. A. M. Uosif, S. A. M. Issa, H. M. H. Zakaly, M. Hashim, and M. Tamam, "Distribution and Environmental Impact of Radionuclides of Marine Sediments In-Front of Egyptian Red Sea Coast." International Journal of Advanced Science and Technology (IJAST), ISSN: 2005-4238(Print); 2207-6360 (Online), NADIA, vol. 142, pp. 25-36, September 2020.