The impact of the oil and gas industry on TENORM of the desert sands in Ma’rib, central Yemen
A measurement of technologically enhanced natural occurring radioactivity materials (TENORM) in sand samples in the petroleum producing communities of Ma'rib Province Yemen was carried out. The HPGe detector was utilized to perform the measurements. The samples collected from 35 sites. All sam...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2021-06-01
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| Series: | Kuwait Journal of Science |
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| Online Access: | https://journalskuwait.org/kjs/index.php/KJS/article/view/10022 |
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| Summary: | A measurement of technologically enhanced natural occurring radioactivity materials (TENORM) in sand samples in the petroleum producing communities of Ma'rib Province Yemen was carried out. The HPGe detector was utilized to perform the measurements. The samples collected from 35 sites. All samples were placed in a properly cleaned container and sealed for 28 days so as to attain a state of secular radioactive equilibrium before analysis. The radioactivity concentrations for nuclides 40K, 232Th, 226Ra, and 238U ranged between 430.716 - 654.666, 4.347 - 43.935, 4.824 - 27.936, and 1.083 - 15.437 Bq.Kg-1 respectively, with averages 560.583, 20.676, 14.556 and 9.072 respectively. The results not show any radiation risks.
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| ISSN: | 2307-4108 2307-4116 |