{"title":"Bree、Klein-Brak、Bakens和uMngeni河沉积物中天然放射性核素活性浓度及其相关辐射危害指数","authors":"A. O. Ilori, N. Chetty, B. Adeleye","doi":"10.1080/0035919X.2020.1815894","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"A hyper-pure germanium (HPGe) detector was used to measure the activity concentrations in sediment samples of rivers in South Africa, and the associated radiological hazard indices were evaluated. The results of the study indicated that the mean activity concentrations of 226Ra, 232Th and 40K in the sediment samples from the oil-rich areas are 11.13, 7.57, 22.5 ; 5.51, 4.62, 125.02 and 7.60, 5.32, 24.12 for the Bree, Klein-Brak and Bakens Rivers, respectively. In contrast, the control site (UMngeni River) values were 4.13, 3.28, and 13.04 for 226Ra, 232Th, and 40K. The average excess lifetime cancer risks are 0.394 × , 0.393 × , 0.277 × and 0.163 × for sediment samples at Bree, Klein-Brak, Bakens, and uMngeni rivers. All obtained values indicated a significant difference between the natural radionuclide concentrations in the samples from the rivers in oil-rich areas compared to those of the non-oil-rich area. The values reported for the activity concentrations and radiological hazard indices were below the average world values; hence, the risk of radiation health hazard was negligible in all study areas.","PeriodicalId":23255,"journal":{"name":"Transactions of The Royal Society of South Africa","volume":"75 1","pages":"258 - 265"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2020-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/0035919X.2020.1815894","citationCount":"3","resultStr":"{\"title\":\"Activity concentration of natural radionuclides in sediments of Bree, Klein-Brak, Bakens, and uMngeni rivers and their associated radiation hazard indices\",\"authors\":\"A. O. Ilori, N. Chetty, B. Adeleye\",\"doi\":\"10.1080/0035919X.2020.1815894\",\"DOIUrl\":null,\"url\":null,\"abstract\":\"A hyper-pure germanium (HPGe) detector was used to measure the activity concentrations in sediment samples of rivers in South Africa, and the associated radiological hazard indices were evaluated. The results of the study indicated that the mean activity concentrations of 226Ra, 232Th and 40K in the sediment samples from the oil-rich areas are 11.13, 7.57, 22.5 ; 5.51, 4.62, 125.02 and 7.60, 5.32, 24.12 for the Bree, Klein-Brak and Bakens Rivers, respectively. In contrast, the control site (UMngeni River) values were 4.13, 3.28, and 13.04 for 226Ra, 232Th, and 40K. The average excess lifetime cancer risks are 0.394 × , 0.393 × , 0.277 × and 0.163 × for sediment samples at Bree, Klein-Brak, Bakens, and uMngeni rivers. All obtained values indicated a significant difference between the natural radionuclide concentrations in the samples from the rivers in oil-rich areas compared to those of the non-oil-rich area. The values reported for the activity concentrations and radiological hazard indices were below the average world values; hence, the risk of radiation health hazard was negligible in all study areas.\",\"PeriodicalId\":23255,\"journal\":{\"name\":\"Transactions of The Royal Society of South Africa\",\"volume\":\"75 1\",\"pages\":\"258 - 265\"},\"PeriodicalIF\":0.0000,\"publicationDate\":\"2020-09-01\",\"publicationTypes\":\"Journal Article\",\"fieldsOfStudy\":null,\"isOpenAccess\":false,\"openAccessPdf\":\"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/0035919X.2020.1815894\",\"citationCount\":\"3\",\"resultStr\":null,\"platform\":\"Semanticscholar\",\"paperid\":null,\"PeriodicalName\":\"Transactions of The Royal Society of South Africa\",\"FirstCategoryId\":\"1085\",\"ListUrlMain\":\"https://doi.org/10.1080/0035919X.2020.1815894\",\"RegionNum\":0,\"RegionCategory\":null,\"ArticlePicture\":[],\"TitleCN\":null,\"AbstractTextCN\":null,\"PMCID\":null,\"EPubDate\":\"\",\"PubModel\":\"\",\"JCR\":\"Q2\",\"JCRName\":\"Agricultural and Biological Sciences\",\"Score\":null,\"Total\":0}","platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Transactions of The Royal Society of South Africa","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1080/0035919X.2020.1815894","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q2","JCRName":"Agricultural and Biological Sciences","Score":null,"Total":0}
Activity concentration of natural radionuclides in sediments of Bree, Klein-Brak, Bakens, and uMngeni rivers and their associated radiation hazard indices
A hyper-pure germanium (HPGe) detector was used to measure the activity concentrations in sediment samples of rivers in South Africa, and the associated radiological hazard indices were evaluated. The results of the study indicated that the mean activity concentrations of 226Ra, 232Th and 40K in the sediment samples from the oil-rich areas are 11.13, 7.57, 22.5 ; 5.51, 4.62, 125.02 and 7.60, 5.32, 24.12 for the Bree, Klein-Brak and Bakens Rivers, respectively. In contrast, the control site (UMngeni River) values were 4.13, 3.28, and 13.04 for 226Ra, 232Th, and 40K. The average excess lifetime cancer risks are 0.394 × , 0.393 × , 0.277 × and 0.163 × for sediment samples at Bree, Klein-Brak, Bakens, and uMngeni rivers. All obtained values indicated a significant difference between the natural radionuclide concentrations in the samples from the rivers in oil-rich areas compared to those of the non-oil-rich area. The values reported for the activity concentrations and radiological hazard indices were below the average world values; hence, the risk of radiation health hazard was negligible in all study areas.
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Transactions of the Royal Society of South Africa , published on behalf of the Royal Society of South Africa since 1908, comprises a rich archive of original scientific research in and beyond South Africa. Since 1878, when it was founded as Transactions of the South African Philosophical Society, the Journal’s strength has lain in its multi- and inter-disciplinary orientation, which is aimed at ‘promoting the improvement and diffusion of science in all its branches’ (original Charter). Today this includes natural, physical, medical, environmental and earth sciences as well as any other topic that may be of interest or importance to the people of Africa. Transactions publishes original research papers, review articles, special issues, feature articles, festschriften and book reviews. While coverage emphasizes southern Africa, submissions concerning the rest of the continent are encouraged.