Radioactivity levels and radiological hazard indices at the Saudi coastline of the Gulf of Aqaba

Radiation Physics and Chemistry

Volumn 80, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 343-348

  Al Trabulsy, H A ^a   Khater, A E M ^a   Habbani, F I ^b  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KHARTOUM   (Sudan)

Author keywords

Aqaba Gulf; Radioactivity levels; Radiological hazard indices; Saudi coastline

Indexed keywords

ABSORBED DOSE; ACTIVITY CONCENTRATION; ANNUAL EFFECTIVE DOSE; AQABA GULF; COASTAL AREA; DRY WEIGHT; GAMMA RAY SPECTROMETRY; INTERNAL HAZARD INDEX; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MEAN CONCENTRATIONS; MEAN VALUES; RADIOACTIVITY LEVEL; RADIOACTIVITY LEVELS; RADIOLOGICAL HAZARD; SAUDI COASTLINE; SEDIMENT SAMPLES; SPECIFIC ACTIVITY; STUDY AREAS;

AIR POLLUTION; CESIUM; COASTAL ZONES; GAMMA RAYS; GERMANIUM; HAZARDS; INDUSTRY; LANDFORMS; RADIATION; RADIOLOGY; RADIUM;

RADIOACTIVITY;

CESIUM 137; POTASSIUM 40; RADIUM 226; RADIUM 228; THORIUM 232; URANIUM 238;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL RADIOACTIVITY; JORDAN; RADIATION DETECTOR; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION HAZARD; SAUDI ARABIA; SEASHORE; SEDIMENT;

EID: 78650806098     PISSN: 0969806X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radphyschem.2010.09.002     Document Type: Article

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