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Evaluation of Environmental Hazards Resulted from Human Activities and Natural Radioactivity in Tuban Delta in Yemen
Emran Eisa Saleh1*, Hesham Ibrahim El Kassas2, Soad Abed Elmenem El Fiki3, Hanan Ahmed Diab4 and Ahmed Ali Saeed Al Nagashee5
1Radiation Physics, Physics Department, Faculty of Science, University of Aden, Yemen
2Soil and Water Environment, Institute of Environmental Studies and Research, Ain Shams University, Egypt
3Radiation Physics, Physics Department, Faculty of Science, Ain Shams University, Egypt
4Nuclear and Radiological Regulatory Authority, Egypt
5Biological Chemistry Department, Faculty of Education Toor-El Baha, University of Aden, Yemen
- *Corresponding Author:
- Emran Eisa Saleh
Radiation Physics, Physics Department
Faculty of Science, University of Aden, Yemen
Tel: +967774701985/+9672269876
E-mail: eesas2009@yahoo.com
Received Date: July 17, 2017 Accepted Date: July 20, 2017 Published Date: July 25, 2017
Citation: Saleh EE, El Kassas HI, El Fiki SAE, Diab HA, Al Nagashee AAS (2017) Evaluation of Environmental Hazards Resulted from Human Activities and Natural Radioactivity in Tuban Delta in Yemen. J Anal Bioanal Tech 8: 374. doi: 10.4172/2155-9872.1000374
Copyright: © 2017 Saleh EE, et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
Abstract
The knowledge of environmental hazards resulted from natural radioactivity and human activities is very important for monitoring of environmental contamination. In this study, the environmental hazards due to the natural radioactivity and human activities in Tuban delta in Yemen were discussed and evaluated using gamma ray spectroscopy. Thirty soil samples were collected from the study area. The results showed that the mean activity concentrations of 238U series (226Ra), 232Th, and 40K were 16.83 ± 2.3, 24.76 ± 2.3, 646.48 ± 13 Bq kg-1 and 15.22 ± 1.5, 21.99 ± 2.1, 472.58 ± 10 Bq kg-1 for farm soil samples treated with organic and urea fertilizer and farm soil samples treated with urea fertilizer, respectively. The corresponding values were 19.53 ± 1.5, 24.46 ± 3, and 500.76 ± 17 Bq kg-1 for uncultivated soil samples. The activity concentrations of 137Cs showed a significant value in some uncultivated soil samples. Also, physical and chemical properties of some soil samples were discussed and evaluated. A Radiological parameter, an absorbed dose rate in air, and an annual effective dose were calculated and evaluated. The results were compared with those of literature.
