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Distribution maps and hazard of radioelements from granitic rocks in an Egypt region

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The distribution maps of natural radioelement (40K, 232Th and 238U) over the Wadi El Bohlog–Wadi Kam Amiri region of Egypt desert were shown. Granitic rocks, characteristic building materials of the study region, were analyzed: (1) the radionuclides contents were determined by using NaI detector; (2) minerals were investigated by an environmental scan electron microscope (ESEM). The average values of 238U, 232Th, 40K are higher than the worldwide average. This is due to the main mineral composition of the granitic rock samples, like thorite, uranothorite, kasolite, zircon and xenotime. Radiological hazards indexes were computed to evaluate the radioactive risk of these rocks to the public, showing high values exceeding the worldwide limits.

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This manuscript has associated data in a data repository. [Authors’ comment:The datasets generated during and/or analysed during the current study are available from the corresponding author on reasonable request.]

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The authors extend their appreciation to the Deanship of the Scientific Research at King Khalid University for funding this research through the Research Group Program under the Grant No. RGP2/515/44.

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  1. Department of Geology, Faculty of Science, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt

    Sherif A. Taalab, Waheed H. Mohamed & Ahmed M. Abdel-Rahman

  2. Radiological Science Department, College of Applied Medical Science, King Khalid University, Abha, Saudi Arabia

    Mohammed S. Alqahtani

  3. Department of Physics “Ettore Pancini”, University of Naples, Naples, Italy

    Giuseppe La Verde, Mariagabriella Pugliese & Fabrizio Ambrosino

  4. Nuclear Materials Authority, P.O. Box 530, El Maadi, Cairo, Egypt

    Mohamed Y. Hanfi

  5. Institute of Physics and Technology, Ural Federal University, Yekaterinburg, Russia

    Mohamed Y. Hanfi

  6. BioImaging Unit, Space Research Centre, Michael Atiyah Building, University of Leicester, LE1 7RH, Leicester, UK

    Mohammed S. Alqahtani

  7. Research Center for Advanced Materials Sciences (RCAMS), King Khalid University, P.O.Box 9004, 61413, Abha, Saudi Arabia

    Mohammed S. Alqahtani

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Taalab, S.A., Mohamed, W.H., Abdel-Rahman, A.M. et al. Distribution maps and hazard of radioelements from granitic rocks in an Egypt region. Eur. Phys. J. Plus 138, 828 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1140/epjp/s13360-023-04452-w

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