The impact of phosphate loading activities on near marine environment: The Syrian coast
Creators
- 1. Atomic Energy Commission, Damascus (Syrian Arab Republic), Dept. of Protection and Safety
Description
The impact of loading cargoes of phosphate ore into ships on the near marine environment at the Syrian coast has been evaluated. Results have shown a significant enhancement of 210Po, 210Pb and other natural radionuclides in sediment and surface water inside the port area. The highest 210Po and 210Pb concentrations observed in sediment were found to be 170 Bq kg-1 respectively, while 210Po concentrations in surface water ranged from 5 to 20 mBql-1. In addition, comparable values of 210Po and 210Pb for all marine organisms (algae, crab and fish) suggest that their use as indicators for phosphate pollution is not recommended. However, the effect of loading cargoes on Tartous port marine environment of Tartous was found to be mainly related to wind direction where radioactive air particulate are either being dispersed to land or sea. (author)
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Aalam Al-Zarra
- Journal Issue
- 80
- Journal Page Range
- p. 69-73
- ISSN
- 1607-985X
- CODEN
- AAALE5
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Syrian Arab Republic
- Country of Input or Organization
- Syrian Arab Republic
- INIS RN
- 33030811
- Subject category
- S54: ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES;
- Resource subtype / Literary indicator
- Numerical Data, Translation
- Descriptors DEI
- ALGAE; ALPHA SPECTROSCOPY; CONCENTRATION RATIO; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; FISHES; GAMMA SPECTROSCOPY; ISOTOPE RATIO; LEAD 210; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; PHOSPHATE ROCKS; POLONIUM 210; RADIOACTIVITY; SEAWATER; SEDIMENTS; SYRIA; WATER POLLUTION
- Descriptors DEC
- ALPHA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; ANIMALS; AQUATIC ORGANISMS; ARAB COUNTRIES; ASIA; BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; DATA; DAYS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; EVEN-EVEN NUCLEI; HEAVY NUCLEI; HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS; INFORMATION; ISOMERIC TRANSITION ISOTOPES; ISOTOPES; LEAD ISOTOPES; MIDDLE EAST; NANOSEC LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; NUCLEI; NUMERICAL DATA; OXYGEN COMPOUNDS; PLANTS; POLLUTION; POLONIUM ISOTOPES; RADIOISOTOPES; ROCKS; SEAS; SEDIMENTARY ROCKS; SPECTROSCOPY; SURFACE WATERS; VERTEBRATES; WATER; YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
Optional Information
- Notes
- Translated from Environmental Radioactivity (2001), 23 refs., 6 tabs., 1 fig.