Abstract
Sediment samples were collected along the Upper Egypt Nile River region starting from Aswan in the south to the north of El-Minia Governorate. Gamma radiation measurements were performed using high resolution HPGe detector with low background PC multichannel spectrometer. The gamma measurements of the alluvial sediments revealed the presence of the natural long-lived radioisotopes 238U, 232Th and 40K. The ranges of their activity concentrations were 3.83 ± 1.54 – 34.94 ± 4.01 , 2.88 ± 1.07 – 30.10 ± 1.83 and 112.31 ± 4.77 – 312.98 ± 12.24 Bq / kg , respectively. The measured activity concentrations differ widely as their presence in the Nile River depends on the pertinent environmental situation such as the presence of dams, barrages and sediments type. The other factors controlling the distribution of the detected natural radioisotopes have been discussed. Absorbed dose rates have been calculated for each location with range 12.71 ± 0.96 – 38.17 ± 1.55 nGy / h . Also, the estimated activity utilization indexes have been presented. The ratios between the detected radioisotopes have been calculated.
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