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

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 238 U, 226 Ra, 210 Pb, 228 Ra, 224 Ra, and 40 K...

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Published in:Environmental science and pollution research international 2019-10, Vol.26 (30), p.30836-30846
Main Authors: Abdelbary, Hanan M., Elsofany, Entessar A., Mohamed, Yasser T., Abo-Aly, Mohamed M., Attallah, Mohamed F.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aquatic Pollution
Atmospheric Protection/Air Quality Control/Air Pollution
Background Radiation
Contaminants
Desert environments
Earth and Environmental Science
Ecotoxicology
Efficiency
Egypt
Energy
Environment
Environmental Chemistry
Environmental Health
Environmental protection
Environmental science
Gamma rays
Gas production
Gases
Health risk assessment
Health risks
Industrial Waste - analysis
Laboratories
Lead isotopes
Lead Radioisotopes - analysis
Natural Gas
Nuclides
Oil and Gas Fields
Oil and gas production
Parameter estimation
Petroleum production
Potassium Radioisotopes - analysis
Radiation
Radiation Monitoring
Radioactive Pollutants - analysis
Radioactive pollution
Radium - analysis
Radium 226
Radium isotopes
Radium radioisotopes
Radon
Reference materials
Research Article
Sensors
Thorium - analysis
Uranium - analysis
Waste Water Technology
Water Management
Water Pollution Control
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Summary: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 238 U, 226 Ra, 210 Pb, 228 Ra, 224 Ra, and 40 K 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 (Ra eq , 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.
ISSN:0944-1344
1614-7499
DOI:10.1007/s11356-019-06183-x