Abstract
Ten soil samples from Jabal Al Qur, Wadi Baba, and Wadi Sieh in Sinai, Egypt, were analyzed by XRD spectroscopy. The XRD spectroscopy results indicate that the major, minor and trace constituents varied from one sample to another. Samples were also analyzed by HPGe gamma spectrometer to determine the activity concentration of U-238, Th-232 series and K-40. The concentrations for 238U ranged from 57.03 to 4220.41 Bq/kg with an average 1110.75 Bq/kg, for 232Th, ranged from 13.55 to130.46 Bq/kg with an average 71.85 Bq/Kg. The concentrations for 40K were in the range from 12.18 to 948.93 Bq/kg with an average value 457.09 Bq/kg. The average activity concentration values of 226Ra, 232Th, and 40K, in all the collected samples were higher than the world average. The radium equivalent (Req), absorbed dose rate (DR), the effective dose rate (Deff), and hazard indices resulted due to the natural radionuclides in soil are also calculated. The Results show that the study area is not safe for human and environments.
Highlights
Measurement of the concentrations of natural radionuclides in soil give information’s on the natural radionuclide sources
Data on natural radiation are important for designing rules and
Several authors have studied the levels of natural background radiation by analysis of radionuclide concentration in soil samples, see e.g.: [4]-[9]
Summary
Measurement of the concentrations of natural radionuclides in soil give information’s on the natural radionuclide sources. Data on natural radiation are important for designing rules and. (2015) A Comparison Study of Soil Samples from Sinai Province in Egypt by Using X-Ray Diffraction and Gamma-Ray Analysis. Baz regulations for radiation protection purposes [3]. Several authors have studied the levels of natural background radiation by analysis of radionuclide concentration in soil samples, see e.g.: [4]-[9]. These studies pointed out that the effective gamma radiation levels were generally in the range of 10 - 200 nGyh−1 with a mean of 60 nGyh−1 [10]
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