Characterization and radiological impacts assessment of scale TENORM waste produced from oil and natural gas production in Egypt

Abdelbary, Hanan M.; Elsofany, Entessar A.; Mohamed, Yasser T.; Abo-Aly, Mohamed M.; Attallah, Mohamed F.

Characterization and radiological impacts assessment of scale TENORM waste produced from oil and natural gas production in Egypt

2019

Abdelbary, Hanan M. | Elsofany, Entessar A. | Mohamed, Yasser T. | Abo-Aly, Mohamed M. | Attallah, Mohamed F.

This study aims to identify the analytical and radiological characterization of scale TENORM waste produced from oil and natural gas productions in the western desert in Egypt and evaluates their radiological impacts. The mean activity concentration of ²³⁸U, ²²⁶Ra, ²¹⁰Pb, ²²⁸Ra, ²²⁴Ra, and ⁴⁰K measured in scale TENORM samples is 660 ± 63, 1979 ± 435, 1399 ± 211, 645 ± 104, 794 ± 116, and 556 ± 86 Bq/kg, respectively. Radiological hazard parameters (Raₑq, Hex, Hin, etc.) were estimated form the scale TENORM waste sample. All the calculated hazard parameters were found greater than the permissible and recommended safe levels. So the exposure to radiations released from the accumulation of the petroleum scale TENORM waste may cause health risks to the operators and who inhale radioactive radon gases and/or ingest contaminants by radiotoxic nuclides of U, Th, Ra, and Pb. Also, the risks may be extended to the near and/or the general environment.

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