Radioactivity Levels in Some Sediments and Water Samples from Qarun Lake by Low–Level Gamma Spectrometry (original) (raw)

International Journal of Science and Research (IJSR)

The specific activities of the natural radionuclides 238 U, 226 Ra, 232 Th and 40 K were measured in sediments and water samples collected from the Qarun lake (Middle Egypt) in order to gather information about radionuclides mobility and distribution. In the sediment and water in general, the concentration of 238 U was found to be higher than that of the 232 Th and the activities of 232 Th, 226 Ra and 238 U in this lake falls within the worldwide ranges while 40 K was observed in sediment samples, ranging from 410 to 1426 Bq kg-1 be higher than the worldwide average. The results have been compared with other radioactivity measurements in different countries. Multivariate Statistical analyses were carried out between the parameters obtained from the radioactivity to know the existing relations and to study the spatial distribution of radionuclides.

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