The sediment compartment has the ability to trap large amounts of radionuclides and to
indicate the radiological impact of pollution. The present work shows the results obtained …

Mariout and Brullus are two of the highly fish-productive lakes in the northern coast of Egypt
along the Mediterranean Sea. They are widely used to drain industrial wastes, sewage and …

The concentrations and distribution of γ-ray emitting isotopes in Burullus Lake were
investigated with the aim of evaluating the environmental radioactivity. Particularly in …

The specific activities of the natural radionuclides 238U, 226Ra, 232Th and 40K were
measured in sediments and water samples collected from the Qarun lake (Middle Egypt) in …

In the present study, measurements of naturally occurring radioactive materials and 137 Cs
activity in sediment were conducted for locations covering the entire Burullus Lake in order …

Natural radionuclides belonging to {sup 232} Th,{sup 238} U decay chains,{sup 40} K and
{sup 137} Cs in contents of beach sands and bottom sediments collected at various …

Measurements of natural radionuclides concentrations (226 Ra, 232 Th and 40 K) in
sediments collected from sea, rivers or ocean is significant to protect the sea water …

This paper reports on the concentrations of radionuclides 40 K, 137 Cs 232 Th and 226 Ra
in river sediments along the Arvand river of Iran to establish baseline data for future …

The aim of this study is to investigate the distribution of pollution caused by natural and
artificial radionuclides such as 226 Ra, 232 Th, 40 K and 137 Cs in the sediments and water …

Construction of the Aswan High Dam created one of the World's greatest man-made lakes,
Lake Nasser, which is to be found in the most southerly part of Egypt. Concentrations of …