Radioassay for Naturally Occurring Radioactive Materials (NORM) Measurements at Wadi Arar, Saudi Arabia
Abstract
The natural radionuclide (Ra222, Th232, and 40K) contents were determined for seven locations over the whole Wadi Arar at north of Saudi Arabia, using gamma-spectrometry analysis. The range of activity concentrations of Ra226, Th232, and 40 K in the soil varies from 19.8 up to 26.2 Bq/Kg, 8.56 up to 20.12 Bq/Kg and 132.89 up to 305.96 Bq/Kg respectively. The range of consumed measurement rates from 19.64 to 34.77 nGyh-1 for selected area. The range from the radium equivalent (Req) extends from 42.27 to 73.71 Bq/kg the external hazard index (Hex) range from 0.11 to 0.20 which is safe as construction material. The radium equivalent was from for the selected areas, respectively. The Geomorphological structure of the silty sand, soil and its correlation with the gradient concentration of natural radioactivity (norm) in Wadi Arar was discussed.
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