Published January 2012 | Version v1
Journal article Metadata-only

Gamma radiation hazards and risks associated with wastes from granite rock cutting and polishing industries in Egypt

Creators

  • 1. National Center of Radiation Research and Technology NCRRT, Cairo (Egypt)
  • 2. Suez Canal University, Ismailia (Egypt)

Description

The gamma radiation in samples of a variety of natural tiling rocks (granites) collected from different factories in Egypt for use in the building industry was measured, employing high-resolution g-ray spectrometry. The radiological hazard indices for most granite samples are higher than the internationally recommended values

Additional details

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Yaderna ta Radyiatsyijna Bezpeka
Journal Issue
no.1
Journal Page Range
p. 64-73
ISSN
2073-6231

INIS

Country of Publication
Ukraine
Country of Input or Organization
Ukraine
INIS RN
45051789
Subject category
S54: ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES;
Descriptors DEI
ABSORPTION; DOSE RATES; EGYPTIAN ARAB REPUBLIC; GAMMA RADIATION; GAMMA SPECTROSCOPY; GRANITES; NATURAL RADIOACTIVITY; POTASSIUM 40; RADIATION DOSES; RADIATION HAZARDS; RADIUM 226; THORIUM 238; URANIUM 238; X-RAY SPECTROSCOPY
Descriptors DEC
ACTINIDE NUCLEI; AFRICA; ALKALINE EARTH ISOTOPES; ALPHA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; ARAB COUNTRIES; BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BETA-PLUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; CARBON 14 DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DOSES; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; ELECTRON CAPTURE RADIOISOTOPES; EVEN-EVEN NUCLEI; HAZARDS; HEALTH HAZARDS; HEAVY ION DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; HEAVY NUCLEI; IGNEOUS ROCKS; IONIZING RADIATIONS; ISOMERIC TRANSITION ISOTOPES; ISOTOPES; LIGHT NUCLEI; MIDDLE EAST; NANOSECONDS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; NUCLEI; ODD-ODD NUCLEI; PLUTONIC ROCKS; POTASSIUM ISOTOPES; RADIATIONS; RADIOACTIVITY; RADIOISOTOPES; RADIUM ISOTOPES; ROCKS; SORPTION; SPECTROSCOPY; SPONTANEOUS FISSION RADIOISOTOPES; THORIUM ISOTOPES; URANIUM ISOTOPES; YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES