Natural radiological risk assessment around archaeological sites, El-Dakhla Oasis (EDO), Egypt
The natural radionuclides in ancient El-Qasr village located in the El-Dakhla oasis (EDO), Egypt's Western Desert were measured using gamma-ray spectrometry equipped with a NaI (Tl) detector. The findings indicate that the samples' mean activity concentrations were 18.61 ± 1.02, 16.67 ± 0....
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| author | Zakaly, Hesham M. H. Elsaman, Reda Kamal, Mohamed Issa, Shams A. M. Abbasi, Akbar Shen, Jinsong El-Taher, Atef Yap, Chee Kong Abdelbaky, Elsayed Seleem, El-Montser M. |
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| description | The natural radionuclides in ancient El-Qasr village located in the El-Dakhla oasis (EDO), Egypt's Western Desert were measured using gamma-ray spectrometry equipped with a NaI (Tl) detector. The findings indicate that the samples' mean activity concentrations were 18.61 ± 1.02, 16.67 ± 0.9, and 137.67 ± 6.9 Bq kg−1 for 226Ra, 232Th, and 40K, respectively. The values of Raeq, D, AED, Hex, Hin, Iγ, and ELCR for the samples ranged anywhere from 34.1 to 83.9 Bq kg−1, 15.7 to 37 nGy h−1, 19.26 to 45.384 Sv y−1, 0.09 to 0.23, 0.12 to 0.23, 0.25 to 0.59, and 6.74E−05 to 1.59E−04, respectively. These values are significantly lower than the international limit of 370 Bq kg−1 for Raeq, 59 nGy h−1 for D, 70 Sv y−1 for AED, 1 for Hex and Hin, 2 for Iγ, and 29E−03 for ELCR. According to the obtained data, none of the samples seemed to be a significant risk when it came to radiation exposure. Using these data, we will determine the baseline level of radionuclides that occur naturally in the area that is the subject of the inquiry. |
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| spelling | upm-1136592024-11-19T06:57:26Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/113659/ Natural radiological risk assessment around archaeological sites, El-Dakhla Oasis (EDO), Egypt Zakaly, Hesham M. H. Elsaman, Reda Kamal, Mohamed Issa, Shams A. M. Abbasi, Akbar Shen, Jinsong El-Taher, Atef Yap, Chee Kong Abdelbaky, Elsayed Seleem, El-Montser M. The natural radionuclides in ancient El-Qasr village located in the El-Dakhla oasis (EDO), Egypt's Western Desert were measured using gamma-ray spectrometry equipped with a NaI (Tl) detector. The findings indicate that the samples' mean activity concentrations were 18.61 ± 1.02, 16.67 ± 0.9, and 137.67 ± 6.9 Bq kg−1 for 226Ra, 232Th, and 40K, respectively. The values of Raeq, D, AED, Hex, Hin, Iγ, and ELCR for the samples ranged anywhere from 34.1 to 83.9 Bq kg−1, 15.7 to 37 nGy h−1, 19.26 to 45.384 Sv y−1, 0.09 to 0.23, 0.12 to 0.23, 0.25 to 0.59, and 6.74E−05 to 1.59E−04, respectively. These values are significantly lower than the international limit of 370 Bq kg−1 for Raeq, 59 nGy h−1 for D, 70 Sv y−1 for AED, 1 for Hex and Hin, 2 for Iγ, and 29E−03 for ELCR. According to the obtained data, none of the samples seemed to be a significant risk when it came to radiation exposure. Using these data, we will determine the baseline level of radionuclides that occur naturally in the area that is the subject of the inquiry. Akademiai Kiado ZRt. 2024-07-10 Article PeerReviewed text en cc_by_4 http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/113659/1/113659.pdf Zakaly, Hesham M. H. and Elsaman, Reda and Kamal, Mohamed and Issa, Shams A. M. and Abbasi, Akbar and Shen, Jinsong and El-Taher, Atef and Yap, Chee Kong and Abdelbaky, Elsayed and Seleem, El-Montser M. (2024) Natural radiological risk assessment around archaeological sites, El-Dakhla Oasis (EDO), Egypt. Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry, 333 (11). pp. 5335-5346. ISSN 0236-5731; eISSN: 1588-2780 https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10967-024-09618-z?error=cookies_not_supported&code=eae5dbb4-85ff-42cc-9613-5a50fed2257a 10.1007/s10967-024-09618-z |
| spellingShingle | Zakaly, Hesham M. H. Elsaman, Reda Kamal, Mohamed Issa, Shams A. M. Abbasi, Akbar Shen, Jinsong El-Taher, Atef Yap, Chee Kong Abdelbaky, Elsayed Seleem, El-Montser M. Natural radiological risk assessment around archaeological sites, El-Dakhla Oasis (EDO), Egypt |
| title | Natural radiological risk assessment around archaeological sites, El-Dakhla Oasis (EDO), Egypt |
| title_full | Natural radiological risk assessment around archaeological sites, El-Dakhla Oasis (EDO), Egypt |
| title_fullStr | Natural radiological risk assessment around archaeological sites, El-Dakhla Oasis (EDO), Egypt |
| title_full_unstemmed | Natural radiological risk assessment around archaeological sites, El-Dakhla Oasis (EDO), Egypt |
| title_short | Natural radiological risk assessment around archaeological sites, El-Dakhla Oasis (EDO), Egypt |
| title_sort | natural radiological risk assessment around archaeological sites, el-dakhla oasis (edo), egypt |
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