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Radioactivity Levels and Soil-to-Plant Transfer Factor of Natural Radionuclides from Protectorate Area in Aswan, Egypt
Physics Department, Faculty of Science, South Valley University, Qena, Egypt
Physics Department, Faculty of Science, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt
Physics Department, Faculty of Science, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt
Physics Department, Faculty of Science, South Valley University, Qena, Egypt
Physics Department, Faculty of Science, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt
- 1 Physics Department, Faculty of Science, South Valley University, Qena, Egypt
- 2 Physics Department, Faculty of Science, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt
- 3 Physics Department, Faculty of Science, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt
- 4 Physics Department, Faculty of Science, South Valley University, Qena, Egypt
- 5 Physics Department, Faculty of Science, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt
World Journal of Nuclear Science and Technology·Volume 04 (2013)·Pages 7–15·Published 12 December 2013·DOI10.4236/wjnst.2014.41002
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Abstract
The aim of this study is to determine the transfer factor soil-to-plant and to assess the concentration level of natural and artificial radionuclide ( 238 U, 226 Ra, 228 Ra, 232 Th, 40 K and 137 Cs) in samples from Saluga and Ghazal Protectorate area in Aswan, Egypt, by using High Pure Germanium detector (HPGe) Environmental Radioactivity Measurements Labrotary in faculty of science Qena. Reported values for natural radionuclides ranged from 8.81 ± 0.64 to 28.88 ± 2.10, from 6.98 ± 0.51 to 26.01 ± 1.89, from 12.29 ± 0.89 to 33.32 ± 2.43, from 12.53 ± 0.91 to 32.81 ± 2.39 and from 383.90 ± 27.95 to 711.98 ± 51.83 Bq.kg -1 for 238 U, 226 Ra, 228 Ra, 232 Th and 40 K, respectively. 137 Cs activity concentration was found to be in the range from 0.36 ± 0.03 to 9.73 ± 0.71 Bq.kg -1 and was calculated through transfer factor TF reported in this article.
KeywordsNatural RadionuclidesTransfer FactorPlantSoilProtectorate Area
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