An Extended Investigation of High-Level Natural Radioactivity and Geochemistry of Neoproterozoic Dokhan Volcanics: A Case Study of Wadi Gebeiy, Southwestern Sinai, Egypt

Mohamed S. Kamar, Ibrahim A. Salem, Ibrahim E. El-Aassy, Abdu A. El-Sayed, Hesham M.H. Zakaly, Abdullah M. Alzahrani and El Saeed R. Lasheen
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Mohamed S. Kamar: Geology Department, Nuclear Materials Authority, Cairo 11884, Egypt
Ibrahim A. Salem: Geology Department, Faculty of Science, Tanta University, Tanta 31527, Egypt
Ibrahim E. El-Aassy: Geology Department, Nuclear Materials Authority, Cairo 11884, Egypt
Abdu A. El-Sayed: Geology Department, Nuclear Materials Authority, Cairo 11884, Egypt
Hesham M.H. Zakaly: Institute of Physics and Technology, Ural Federal University, 620002 Yekaterinburg, Russia
Abdullah M. Alzahrani: Department of Civil Engineering, Engineering College, Taif University, Taif 21944, Saudi Arabia
El Saeed R. Lasheen: Geology Department, Faculty of Science, Al-Azhar University, Cairo 11884, Egypt

Sustainability, 2022, vol. 14, issue 15, 1-16

Abstract: High-level natural radioactivity, geochemical, geological, and radiological hazard assessment of the poorly investigated Wadi Gebeiy Dokhan volcanics rocks are discussed. Wadi Gebeiy Dokhan volcanics are located in Southwestern Sinai, Egypt, covering an area of ~1.3 km 2 . Dokhan volcanics rocks are represented by porphyritic dacite. Geochemically, they have medium-k characters and originate from calc-alkaline magma within a volcanics arc environment. Along the fault plane striking NNE-SSW, and at its intersection with the NW-SE fault plane, altered Dokhan volcanics occur with high radioactive anomalies. Radiological parameters (absorbed dose rate, radium equivalent, activity annual effective dose, external and internal hazard indices) are used to evaluate their suitability as an ornamental stone. Except for the absorbed dose rate, all the radiological hazard indices show that unaltered Dokhan volcanics can be used as an ornamental stone. Controversially, the applied radiological indices reveal that altered Dokhan volcanics have a higher content than the recommended values of UNSCEAR, reflecting their risk on human organs.

Keywords: dokhan volcanics; geochemistry; mineralogy; natural radioactivity (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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