The impact of the oil and gas industry on NORMs of groundwater and their annual efective dose in Ma’rib, central Yemen

• Autorzy: Ali Mohsen M. M. , Zhao Hongtao , Li Zhigang , Ahmed O. M. H. , Alfasatleh Ibrahim , Maglas Najeeb N. M.

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DOI

10.1007/s11600-020-00482-5

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

The gamma-ray spectrum equipped with a high-purity germanium detector was used to measure the naturally occurring radioactive materials of groundwater samples resources from the petroleum-producing communities of Ma’rib Province-Yemen. Thirty-fve samples were collected from diferent sites. The 40K, 232Th, and 226Ra activity concentrations of groundwater samples for oil and non-oil communities were measured. The annual efective doses due to 40K, 232Th, and 226Ra were calculated and did not show a signifcant health impact. These results can contribute to building a database and provide a general background of the detectable TENORMs for studied areas, which will be useful in any radiological emergency. Signifcantly, the Ma’rib region is rich in oil and gas.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

gamma-ray spectrometry; groundwater; natural radioactivity; dose rate; radiation hazards; oil and gas industry

PL

spektrometria gamma; wody gruntowe; radioaktywność naturalna; dawka; zagrożenia radiacyjne; przemysł naftowo-gazowy

• Wydawca: Instytut Geofizyki PAN ; Springer
• Czasopismo: Acta Geophysica
• Rocznik: 2020
• Tom: Vol. 68, no. 5
• Strony: 1421--1431
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 47 poz.

Twórcy

autor

Ali Mohsen M. M.

• College of Nuclear Science and Technology, Harbin Engineering University, Harbin 150001, China
• National Atomic Energy Commission-Yemen (NATEC), Sana’a, Yemen

autor

Zhao Hongtao

• College of Nuclear Science and Technology, Harbin Engineering University, Harbin 150001, China
• Institute of Technical Physics, Heilongjiang Academy of Sciences, Harbin 150086, China

autor

Li Zhigang

• College of Nuclear Science and Technology, Harbin Engineering University, Harbin 150001, China
• Institute of Technical Physics, Heilongjiang Academy of Sciences, Harbin 150086, China

autor

Ahmed O. M. H.

• College of Nuclear Science and Technology, Harbin Engineering University, Harbin 150001, China
• Chemistry and Nuclear Physics Institute, Sudan Atomic Energy Commission, Al gamma Street, P.O. Box 3001, Khartoum, Sudan

autor

Alfasatleh Ibrahim

• College of Nuclear Science and Technology, Harbin Engineering University, Harbin 150001, China
• Jordan Atomic Energy Commission, Amman, Jordan

autor

Maglas Najeeb N. M.

• National Atomic Energy Commission-Yemen (NATEC), Sana’a, Yemen
• Physics Department, Faculty of Applied Science, Thamar University, Thamar, Yemen

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