Environmental impact of some cement manufacturing plants in Saudi Arabia

被引：15

作者：

Al-Dadi, M. M. ^{[1
]}

Hassan, H. E. ^{[1
,2
]}

Sharshar, T. ^{[1
,3
]}

Arida, H. A. ^{[4
,5
]}

Badran, H. M. ^{[6
]}

机构：

[1] Taif Univ, Dept Phys, Fac Sci, Al Hawiah 21974, Taif, Saudi Arabia

[2] Atom Energy Author, Nucl Res Ctr, Cyclotron Facil, Cairo 13759, Egypt

[3] Kafrelsheikh Univ, Dept Phys, Fac Sci, Kafr Al Sheikh, Egypt

[4] Taif Univ, Coll Pharm, Al Hawiah 21974, Taif, Saudi Arabia

[5] Atom Energy Author, Dept Analyt Chem, Hot Labs Ctr, Cairo 13759, Egypt

[6] Tanta Univ, Dept Phys, Fac Sci, Tanta 31527, Egypt

来源：

JOURNAL OF RADIOANALYTICAL AND NUCLEAR CHEMISTRY | 2014年 / 302卷 / 03期

关键词：

Radioactivity; Trace elements; Gamma-ray spectrometry; Inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectroscopy; Cement; Saudi Arabia; NATURAL RADIOACTIVITY; BUILDING-MATERIALS; RADIATION HAZARDS; HEALTH-RISKS; METALS; VEGETABLES; EMISSIONS; EXPOSURE; SOILS; FIELD;

D O I：

10.1007/s10967-014-3383-8

中图分类号：

O65 [分析化学];

学科分类号：

070302 ; 081704 ;

摘要：

This work is concerned with the environmental impact of the cement industry in the west of Saudi Arabia represented in two cement plants and one cement depository. The concentrations of natural and artificial radionuclides in samples of cement (raw materials and end product) and soil, collected from the cement plant and its surrounding area, were measured using gamma-ray spectrometer employing a HPGe detector. In addition, the levels of 19 major and trace elements were also determined in these samples using the inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectroscopy. The concentrations of the U-238 series isotopes in soil samples show a clear radiological impact of the cement industry upon the environment. Possible contamination with Ca and some other elements in soil samples that are rich with the fine grain size was observed. Cluster analysis of soil samples using convenient attributes shows an obvious evidence of the cement industry impact upon the environment. The hidden effect of the cement industry upon the environment was observed when the convenient measured attributes were used in cluster analysis of soil samples.

引用

页码：1103 / 1117

页数：15

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