Title :
An assessment of radioactivity of selected industrial wastes
Author :
Juwait, M.R.A. ; Abdo, Aly A Aly ; Hassan, Muhammed H. ; Elmongy, S.A.
Author_Institution :
Nat. Center for Nucl. Safety & Radiat. Control, Atomic Energy Authority, Cairo, Egypt
Abstract :
Phosphogypsum (phph) is a by-product in the manufacture of phosphoric acid for the artificial fertilizer industry, In the present work, qualitative and quantitative radioactive analysis are carried out for phph from the National Company of Abuzabal for chemical fertilizers. Gamma ray spectroscopy techniques are applied. The present study reveals that the radioactivity resulting from these wastes is above international standards, and it is strongly not recommended to be used as a construction material or for dwellings
Keywords :
health hazards; minerals; radioactive pollution; radioactivity; spectrochemical analysis; waste disposal; National Company of Abuzabal; PhPh; artificial fertilizer industry; chemical fertilizers; construction material; dwellings; gamma ray spectroscopy; industrial wastes; phosphogypsum; phosphoric acid; radioactive analysis; radioactivity; Building materials; Cadmium; Chemical analysis; Chemical industry; Construction industry; Fertilizers; Manufacturing industries; Production; Radioactive materials; Spectroscopy;
Conference_Titel :
Radio Science Conference, 1999. NRSC '99. Proceedings of the Sixteenth National
Conference_Location :
Cairo
Print_ISBN :
977-5031-62-1
DOI :
10.1109/NRSC.1999.760951
