Spatial Distribution of the Natural Radioactivity of the Water and its Association with the Physico-Chemical Parameters: Abu Tig, Assiut, Egypt

Ghada Salaheldin, Hany El-Gamal and Ahmed Sefelnasr
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Hany El-Gamal: Department of Physics, Assiut University, Egypt
Ahmed Sefelnasr: Department of Geology, Assiut University, Egypt

International Journal of Environmental Sciences & Natural Resources, 2019, vol. 18, issue 4, 113-120

Abstract: Activity concentrations of radionuclides (226Ra, 222Rn, 232Th and 40K) and physico-chemical parameters (Temperature, pH-value and total dissolved solids (TDS)) were measured for drinking water samples collected from Abu Tig, Assiut Governorate, Egypt. The samples were measured by gamma-ray spectrometry technique using HPGe detector with specially designed shield. The average activity concentrations were (235.71 34.04mBql1), (58.26 10.29mBql1), (624.08 69.29mBql1) and (0.184 0.11Bql1) for 226Ra, 232Th, 40K and 222Rn respectively. The average annual effective doses due to ingestion of these waters were 60.79μSvyr1, 74.75μSvyr1, and 41.81μSvyr1 for different age groups adults, children and infants, respectively.

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Date: 2019
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DOI: 10.19080/IJESNR.2019.18.555991

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