Radioactivity and fluoride contamination derived from a phosphate fertilizer plant in Egypt

Applied Radiation and Isotopes

Volumn 67, Issue 7-8, 2009, Pages 1259-1268

  Mourad, N M ^a   Sharshar, T ^b,c   Elnimr, T ^d   Mousa, M A ^a  

^a BENHA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b Kafr El Sheikh University   (Egypt)

^c TAIF UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^d Tanta University   (Egypt)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY CONCENTRATION; COMPARISON STUDY; CONTENT MEASUREMENTS; DISCHARGED WASTEWATER; END-PRODUCT; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL SAMPLE; FLUORIDE CONCENTRATIONS; LOW CONCENTRATIONS; PLANT SAMPLES; RADIOACTIVITY CONCENTRATION; SEDIMENT SAMPLES; WASTEWATER DISCHARGE; WATER SAMPLES;

CESIUM; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); RADIATION; RADIATION HAZARDS; RADIOACTIVITY; RADIOISOTOPES; RADIUM; SEDIMENTOLOGY; WASTEWATER;

PHOSPHATE FERTILIZERS;

CESIUM 137; FLUORIDE; PHOSPHATE FERTILIZER; RADIOISOTOPE; RADIUM 226; THORIUM 232;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; EGYPT; ENVIRONMENTAL RADIOACTIVITY; PERENNIAL PLANT; POLLUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION HAZARD; SEDIMENT; WASTE WATER; WATER ANALYSIS;

CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; EGYPT; FERTILIZERS; FLUORIDES; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; PHOSPHATES; PLANTS; RADIOACTIVE POLLUTANTS; SOIL POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE; WATER POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE;

EID: 66349131728     PISSN: 09698043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2009.02.025     Document Type: Article

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