The impact of the oil and gas industry on TENORM of the desert sands in Ma’rib, central Yemen
A measurement of technologically enhanced natural occurring radioactivity materials (TENORM) in sand samples in the petroleum producing communities of Ma'rib Province Yemen was carried out. The HPGe detector was utilized to perform the measurements. The samples collected from 35 sites. All sam...
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A measurement of technologically enhanced natural occurring radioactivity materials (TENORM) in sand samples in the petroleum producing communities of Ma'rib Province Yemen was carried out. The HPGe detector was utilized to perform the measurements. The samples collected from 35 sites. All samples were placed in a properly cleaned container and sealed for 28 days so as to attain a state of secular radioactive equilibrium before analysis. The radioactivity concentrations for nuclides 40K, 232Th, 226Ra, and 238U ranged between 430.716 - 654.666, 4.347 - 43.935, 4.824 - 27.936, and 1.083 - 15.437 Bq.Kg-1 respectively, with averages 560.583, 20.676, 14.556 and 9.072 respectively. The results not show any radiation risks.
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| spelling | doaj-art-dffd4bd4b15f48b9a39b78d05756adb32025-08-20T03:24:56ZengElsevierKuwait Journal of Science2307-41082307-41162021-06-0148310.48129/kjs.v48i3.10022The impact of the oil and gas industry on TENORM of the desert sands in Ma’rib, central YemenHongtao ZhaoMohsen M.M. Ali0Zhigang Li1Abdullah Rawashdeh2Ibrahim Alfasatleh3Omar Alqudah4Waleed Alquraishi5Ahmed Al-Osta6Collage of Nuclear Science and Technology, Harbin Engineering University, Harbin 150001,China.Collage of Nuclear Science and Technology, Harbin Engineering University, Harbin 150001,China.Jordan Atomic Energy Commission, Amman, JordanCollage of Nuclear Science and Technology, Harbin Engineering University, Harbin 150001,China.Jordan Atomic Energy Commission, Amman, JordanNational Atomic Energy Commission-Yemen (NATEC), Sana'a, Yemen.Physics Department, Faculty of Applied Science, Thamar University, Thamar, Yemen. A measurement of technologically enhanced natural occurring radioactivity materials (TENORM) in sand samples in the petroleum producing communities of Ma'rib Province Yemen was carried out. The HPGe detector was utilized to perform the measurements. The samples collected from 35 sites. All samples were placed in a properly cleaned container and sealed for 28 days so as to attain a state of secular radioactive equilibrium before analysis. The radioactivity concentrations for nuclides 40K, 232Th, 226Ra, and 238U ranged between 430.716 - 654.666, 4.347 - 43.935, 4.824 - 27.936, and 1.083 - 15.437 Bq.Kg-1 respectively, with averages 560.583, 20.676, 14.556 and 9.072 respectively. The results not show any radiation risks. https://journalskuwait.org/kjs/index.php/KJS/article/view/10022Gamma-ray spectrometryDesert sandNatural radioactivityTENORMOil and gas industryMa'rib - Yemen. |
| spellingShingle | Hongtao Zhao Mohsen M.M. Ali Zhigang Li Abdullah Rawashdeh Ibrahim Alfasatleh Omar Alqudah Waleed Alquraishi Ahmed Al-Osta The impact of the oil and gas industry on TENORM of the desert sands in Ma’rib, central Yemen Kuwait Journal of Science Gamma-ray spectrometry Desert sand Natural radioactivity TENORM Oil and gas industry Ma'rib - Yemen. |
| title | The impact of the oil and gas industry on TENORM of the desert sands in Ma’rib, central Yemen |
| title_full | The impact of the oil and gas industry on TENORM of the desert sands in Ma’rib, central Yemen |
| title_fullStr | The impact of the oil and gas industry on TENORM of the desert sands in Ma’rib, central Yemen |
| title_full_unstemmed | The impact of the oil and gas industry on TENORM of the desert sands in Ma’rib, central Yemen |
| title_short | The impact of the oil and gas industry on TENORM of the desert sands in Ma’rib, central Yemen |
| title_sort | impact of the oil and gas industry on tenorm of the desert sands in ma rib central yemen |
| topic | Gamma-ray spectrometry Desert sand Natural radioactivity TENORM Oil and gas industry Ma'rib - Yemen. |
| url | https://journalskuwait.org/kjs/index.php/KJS/article/view/10022 |
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