Environmental Radioactivity Monitoring Using High Resolution Gamma-ray Spectrometer for Lake Manzala in Egypt
Mitwalli, M., DULAMA, C., SALLAH, M., CHIRLEŞAN, D., EL-FARRASH, A. (2022). Environmental Radioactivity Monitoring Using High Resolution Gamma-ray Spectrometer for Lake Manzala in Egypt. EKB Journal Management System, 55(4), 139-149. doi: 10.21608/ajnsa.2022.133108.1569
Mohamed Mitwalli; Cristian DULAMA; Mohammed SALLAH; Dumitru CHIRLEŞAN; Ali H. EL-FARRASH. "Environmental Radioactivity Monitoring Using High Resolution Gamma-ray Spectrometer for Lake Manzala in Egypt". EKB Journal Management System, 55, 4, 2022, 139-149. doi: 10.21608/ajnsa.2022.133108.1569
Mitwalli, M., DULAMA, C., SALLAH, M., CHIRLEŞAN, D., EL-FARRASH, A. (2022). 'Environmental Radioactivity Monitoring Using High Resolution Gamma-ray Spectrometer for Lake Manzala in Egypt', EKB Journal Management System, 55(4), pp. 139-149. doi: 10.21608/ajnsa.2022.133108.1569
Mitwalli, M., DULAMA, C., SALLAH, M., CHIRLEŞAN, D., EL-FARRASH, A. Environmental Radioactivity Monitoring Using High Resolution Gamma-ray Spectrometer for Lake Manzala in Egypt. EKB Journal Management System, 2022; 55(4): 139-149. doi: 10.21608/ajnsa.2022.133108.1569

Environmental Radioactivity Monitoring Using High Resolution Gamma-ray Spectrometer for Lake Manzala in Egypt

Arab Journal of Nuclear Sciences and Applications
Article 12, Volume 55, Issue 4, October 2022, Page 139-149  XML PDF (841.61 K)
Document Type: Original Article
DOI: 10.21608/ajnsa.2022.133108.1569
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Authors
Mohamed Mitwalli email orcid 1; Cristian DULAMAorcid 2; Mohammed SALLAHorcid 3; Dumitru CHIRLEŞAN4; Ali H. EL-FARRASH3
1Physics Department, Faculty of Science, Mansoura University, Egypt.
2Radiation Protection Department, Institute of Nuclear Research, 115400 Pitesti, Romania
3Physics Department, Faculty of Science, Mansoura University, Mansoura 35516, Egypt
4Faculty of Sciences, University of Pitești, 110040, Romania
Abstract
The environmental radioactivity of the Lake Manzala, Egypt, has been investigated to determine the level of the natural radioactivity and radiological impact for the targeted area. Twenty sediment samples were collected from pre-determined locations, which involve deep springs and lakes, particularly samples taken from places receiving sewage pollutants, fertilizers and disinfection materials used in the agricultural area and fish farms. The gamma-emitting nuclides library has been designed to assess the activity concentration for radionuclides belonging to the natural series of Uranium and Thorium (208Tl, 212Bi, 212Pb, 214Bi, 214Pb, 226Ra, 228Ac, 234Th, 235U), and 40K gamma-line. The measured overall average value of the radionuclides' activity concentration was 15 Bq/kg, while for 40K was 286 Bq/kg. The true coincidence summing was corrected using the Genie-2000 software, and LabSOCS was used to calculate the total efficiencies. Most of the resulted values are moderated, indicating normal levels compared to the international and worldwide reference values in this regard.
Keywords
Environmental Radioactivity; Gamma-ray Spectrometer; HPGe; Radionuclides; Lake Manzala
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