Effective radiation doses from natural sources at Seila area South Eastern Desert, Egypt

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Abstract

Fifty one locations were chosen at Seila area, South Eastern Desert, Egypt to evaluate the public effective doses due to the exposure to the natural sources of radiation at this area. These locations were distributed over these sites called the Passage and the Wadi. The average value of the activity concentration of the terrestrial radionuclides ²³⁸U, ²³²Th and ⁴⁰K was found to be 41.68, 28.51 and 567.57 Bq kg⁻¹ at the Passage and 37.34, 35.2 and 696.43 Bq kg⁻¹ at the Wadi, respectively.

Keywords:

• Radiation-Dose
• Effective doses
• Stream sediments

Notes

Peer review under responsibility of Taibah University