Published September 2003 | Version v1
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Comparative Study on the Natural Radioactivity of Some Selected Rocks from Egypt and Germany

Creators

  • 1. Physics Department, Faculty of Science Qena, South Valley University, (Egypt)
  • 2. Institute of the Radiation Protection and Radioecology, Hanover University, (Germany)

Description

The knowledge on radioactivity contents of various radionuclides in rocks plays an important role in health physics and geo-scientific research. The naturally occurring radionuclides226Ra, 232Th and 40K are the main sources of radiation in soil and rocks, from which traditional building materials are derived. These radionuclides pose exposure risks externally due to their gamma-ray emissions and internally due to radon and its progenies, which emit alpha particles. The activity concentration (Bq/Kg) in igneous and metamorphic rock samples from different locations in Egypt and Germany has been analysed. Concentration values were found in the range of 3.9 : 57.4, 3.2 :53.4 and 202 :1211 for 226Ra, 232Th and 40K in Egypt while it were 5.1 : 76, 3.4 :70 and 10 : 2070 for samples in Germany. Even though these radionuclides are widely distributed, their concentrations depend on the local geological conditions

Additional details

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Arab Journal of Nuclear Sciences and Applications
Journal Volume
36
Journal Issue
part2
Journal Page Range
p. 545-553
ISSN
1110-0451

Conference

Title
Sixth Radiation Physics Conference (RPC-2002)
Dates
27-30 Oct 2002
Place
Assiut (Egypt)

INIS

Country of Publication
Egypt
Country of Input or Organization
Egypt
INIS RN
35000137
Subject category
S54: ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES; S58: GEOSCIENCES;
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Conference
Descriptors DEI
ALPHA PARTICLES; BUILDING MATERIALS; EMISSION; IGNEOUS ROCKS; METAMORPHIC ROCKS; NATURAL RADIOACTIVITY; POTASSIUM 40; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTIONS; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIUM 226; SOILS; THORIUM 232
Descriptors DEC
ACTINIDE NUCLEI; ALKALINE EARTH ISOTOPES; ALPHA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BETA-PLUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; CARBON 14 DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; CHARGED PARTICLES; ELECTRON CAPTURE RADIOISOTOPES; EVEN-EVEN NUCLEI; HEAVY ION DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; HEAVY NUCLEI; IONIZING RADIATIONS; ISOMERIC TRANSITION ISOTOPES; ISOTOPES; LIGHT NUCLEI; MATERIALS; NANOSECONDS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; NUCLEI; ODD-ODD NUCLEI; POTASSIUM ISOTOPES; RADIATIONS; RADIOACTIVITY; RADIOISOTOPES; RADIUM ISOTOPES; ROCKS; SPONTANEOUS FISSION RADIOISOTOPES; THORIUM ISOTOPES; YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES