Radioactivity of 226Ra, 232Th, 40K and 137Cs in beach sand and sediment near to desalination plant in eastern Saudi Arabia: Assessment of radiological impacts

Sand and sediment samples were collected from different locations along the beach near to desalination plant, which is one of the oldest and largest reverse osmosis desalination plants in Saudi Arabia, where the fluid waste is discharged. The activity concentrations of 226Ra, 232Th, 40K and 137Cs we...

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Main Author: Fatimh Alshahri
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-04-01
Series:Journal of King Saud University: Science
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1018364716300805