Black sand deposits; their spatial distribution and hazards along the northern coast of Sinai Peninsula, Egypt
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jappgeo.2020.104219
Abstract: Abstract Airborne Gamma Ray Spectrometric (AGRS) surveys and image processing techniques are utilized to define the occurrence of black sand deposits along Sinai's northern coastal plain. High contents of radioactive minerals are detected in these… read more here.
Keywords: black sand; sand deposits; deposits spatial; spatial distribution ... See more keywords
Hazardous parameters associated with natural radioactivity exposure from black sand
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DOI: 10.1016/j.yrtph.2017.12.014
Abstract: ABSTRACT Black sand samples collected from Baltim beaches (Kafr ElâSheikh governorate) in Egypt on the Mediterranean Sea shore were analyzed radiometrically and evaluated using a nondestructive gamma ray spectroscopic techniques. The natural radionuclides of 226Ra,… read more here.
Keywords: 226ra 232th; sand; hazardous parameters; sand samples ... See more keywords