Excessive lifetime cancer risk and natural radioactivity measurements of granite and sedimentary rock samples

Excessive lifetime cancer risk and natural radioactivity measurements of granite and sedimentary rock samples

Eighteen samples of sediments collected from Um Bogma, South Western Sinai, and twelve granite samples collected from Gabal Gattar, North Eastern Desert in Egypt have been investigated. Concentrations of radionuclides in sediment and granite samples were determined by γ-ray spectrometer using HPGe d...

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Main Authors: E. S. Abd El-Halim, Nadia Walley El-Dine, Samia M. El-Bahi, Ibrahim E. El-Aassy, Enass M. El-Sheikh, Asma Mohammed Al-Abrdi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Institute for Nuclear Research, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine 2017-12-01
Series:Âderna Fìzika ta Energetika
Subjects:
natural radioactivity
HPGe detector
sediment
granite
disequilibrium
excess lifetime cancer risk
activity ratio
Online Access:http://jnpae.kinr.kiev.ua/18.4/html/18.4.0371.html

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