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Determination of uranium in industrial and environmental samples. Vol. 4

Abstract

The phosphate ores used at `Abu zaabal fertilizer and chemical company` for the production of some chemicals and fertilizers contain detectable amounts of uranium. In this study, the content of uranium in samples of different products of fertilizers, gypsum, and phosphate ore were determined using NAA, and gamma ray spectroscopy of the irradiated samples. Another method based on measuring the natural radioactivity of {sup 238} U series for non-irradiated samples using gamma-ray spectroscopy was also used for determine uranium content in the samples. In the NAA method, the content of U(ppm) in the samples was been computed from the photopeak activity of the lines = 106.1, 228.2, and 277.5 KeV of {sup 239} Np induced in the irradiated samples, and the uranium standard simultaneously irradiated. the gamma-ray spectra, and the decay curves are given. In the second method the gamma-ray spectra of the natural radioactivity of the samples and uranium standard were measured. The gamma-transition of energies 295.1, 251.9 KeV for {sup 214} Pb; 609.3, 768.4, 1120.3, 1238.1 KeV for {sup 214} Bi were determined. The uranium {sup 23U} traces in drainage water was also determined spectrophotometrically using arsenazo-III after preconcentration of uranium from the pretreated drainage water in column  More>>
Authors:
El-Sweify, F H; Shehata, M K; Metwally, E M; El-Shazly, E A.A.; El-Naggar, H A [1] 
  1. Nuclear Chemistry Department, Hot Laborities Center, Atomic Energy Authority, Cairo (Egypt)
Publication Date:
Mar 01, 1996
Product Type:
Miscellaneous
Report Number:
INIS-EG-002; CONF-960316-
Reference Number:
SCA: 400101; PA: AIX-28:029289; EDB-97:055915; SN: 97001764429
Resource Relation:
Conference: 6. conference of nuclear sciences and applications, Cairo (Egypt), 15-20 Mar 1996; Other Information: PBD: Mar 1996; Related Information: Is Part Of Proceedings of the sixth conference of nuclear sciences and applications. Vol. 1-4; PB: 1760 p.
Subject:
40 CHEMISTRY; EGYPTIAN ARAB REPUBLIC; URANIUM 238; GYPSUM; GAMMA SPECTROSCOPY; ARSENAZO; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; COMPILED DATA; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; FERTILIZER INDUSTRY; NATURAL RADIOACTIVITY; NEPTUNIUM 239; PHOSPHATES; SPECTROMETERS
OSTI ID:
455715
Research Organizations:
Atomic Energy Establishment, Cairo (Egypt); Egyptian Society of Nuclear Sciences and Applications, Cairo (Egypt)
Country of Origin:
Egypt
Language:
English
Other Identifying Numbers:
Other: ON: DE97620041; TRN: EG9601822029289
Availability:
INIS; OSTI as DE97620041
Submitting Site:
INIS
Size:
pp. 12
Announcement Date:
Apr 18, 1997

Citation Formats

El-Sweify, F H, Shehata, M K, Metwally, E M, El-Shazly, E A.A., and El-Naggar, H A. Determination of uranium in industrial and environmental samples. Vol. 4. Egypt: N. p., 1996. Web.
El-Sweify, F H, Shehata, M K, Metwally, E M, El-Shazly, E A.A., & El-Naggar, H A. Determination of uranium in industrial and environmental samples. Vol. 4. Egypt.
El-Sweify, F H, Shehata, M K, Metwally, E M, El-Shazly, E A.A., and El-Naggar, H A. 1996. "Determination of uranium in industrial and environmental samples. Vol. 4." Egypt.
@misc{etde_455715,
title = {Determination of uranium in industrial and environmental samples. Vol. 4}
author = {El-Sweify, F H, Shehata, M K, Metwally, E M, El-Shazly, E A.A., and El-Naggar, H A}
abstractNote = {The phosphate ores used at `Abu zaabal fertilizer and chemical company` for the production of some chemicals and fertilizers contain detectable amounts of uranium. In this study, the content of uranium in samples of different products of fertilizers, gypsum, and phosphate ore were determined using NAA, and gamma ray spectroscopy of the irradiated samples. Another method based on measuring the natural radioactivity of {sup 238} U series for non-irradiated samples using gamma-ray spectroscopy was also used for determine uranium content in the samples. In the NAA method, the content of U(ppm) in the samples was been computed from the photopeak activity of the lines = 106.1, 228.2, and 277.5 KeV of {sup 239} Np induced in the irradiated samples, and the uranium standard simultaneously irradiated. the gamma-ray spectra, and the decay curves are given. In the second method the gamma-ray spectra of the natural radioactivity of the samples and uranium standard were measured. The gamma-transition of energies 295.1, 251.9 KeV for {sup 214} Pb; 609.3, 768.4, 1120.3, 1238.1 KeV for {sup 214} Bi were determined. The uranium {sup 23U} traces in drainage water was also determined spectrophotometrically using arsenazo-III after preconcentration of uranium from the pretreated drainage water in column packed with chelex-100 resin. The recovery was found to be 90 {+-} 5%. 11 figs., 3 tabs.}
place = {Egypt}
year = {1996}
month = {Mar}
}