Alpha spectrometry isotopic ratios indications in the Paleozoic sedimentary rock of El Gor area, Southwestern Sinai, Egypt: insights on uranium mobility age

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中文题名埃及西奈西南部El Gor地区古生代沉积岩α光谱同位素比值指示:铀流动年龄的启示
作者Khattab, Mahmoud R.
作者单位Nucl Mat Author NMA, Egypt
刊名JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND HEALTH PART A-TOXIC/HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES & ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING
2023
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摘要
The study area is located between longitude 33 degrees 18' 00 - 33 degrees 21' 00 E and latitude 28 degrees 59' - 29 degrees 01' N and covers approximately 700km(2). Uranium and thorium isotopes were determined by alpha spectrometry. The activity concentrations of U-238, U-234 and U-235 were ranged between 245.5 +/- 8.3-465.2 +/- 15.2 Bq.kg(-1) with an average 345.5 +/- 10.4-452.5 +/- 9.3 Bq.kg(-1) and 890.5 +/- 21.3 Bq.kg(-1) with an average 632.3 +/- 14.9-11.40 +/- 0.5 Bq.kg(-1) and 21.50 +/- 1.4 Bq.kg(-1), respectively. The activity concentration of Th-232, Th-230 and Th-228 were ranged between 153.1 +/- 0.3-318.1 +/- 2.9 Bq.kg(-1), 149.5 +/- 0.7-280.8 +/- 2.2 Bq.kg(-1) and 36.9 +/- 0.1-60.5 +/- 0.9 Bq.kg(-1). The Th-230/Th-232 activity ratios in all samples were lower than 20, indicating that these samples have been contaminated by detrital Th-230. Th/U ratio varied between 1.3 and 2.1 with an average 1.8; all values were lower than 3.5, indicated enrichment of uranium. U-234/U-238 activity ratios that higher than unity indicates that an isotope of uranium has migrated within the rock. From the isotopes of uranium and thorium and their activity ratios, the isochron age for the collected samples was about 58.96 ka.

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