RADIOACTIVITY OF PHOSPHATE ORE, SUPERPHOSPHATE, AND PHOSPHOGYPSUM IN ABU-ZAABAL PHOSPHATE PLANT, EGYPT

被引:65
作者
HUSSEIN, EM
机构
[1] Nuclear Materials Authority, Abu-Zaabal
来源
HEALTH PHYSICS | 1994年 / 67卷 / 03期
关键词
HEALTH EFFECTS; RADIOACTIVITY; NATURAL; ENVIRONMENTAL; SPECTROSCOPY; GAMMA;
D O I
10.1097/00004032-199409000-00010
中图分类号
X [环境科学、安全科学];
学科分类号
08 ; 0830 ;
摘要
A measurement of the radioactivity content of phosphate ore material, phosphatic fertilizer (superphosphate), and by-product phosphogypsum in the Abu-Zaabal phosphate plant, Egypt, has been carried out. According to the results of gamma-ray spectroscopy analysis, U-238 Was found in concentrations of 523, 473, and 134 Bq kg(-1); Ra-226 in concentrations of 514, 301, and 411 Bq kg(-1); Th-232 in concentrations of 37, 24, and 19 Bq kg(-1); and K-40 in concentrations of 19, 3, and 16 Bq kg(-1) for the analyzed materials, respectively. The data are discussed and compared with those given in the literature for some other countries in light of permissible radiation dose rates.
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页码:280 / 282
页数:3
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