Kaolin deposits are among the world’s most important and useful industrial materials. In southwestern Sinai, kaolin occurs interbedded with sandstones in east and northeast Abu Zenima area and in southern Cliff of El Tih plateau. The present work is concerned with the natural radioactivity of these kaolin deposits. Naturally occurring radionuclides are measured radiometrically as well as chemically on the representative kaolin samples from Wadi El Iseila, Wadi El Khaboba and Wadi Abansakar. The main target is to discuss the behavior of the naturally occurring radionuclides and to assess their possible environmental hazards and economic importance. The present work characterizes the main radiometric signatures of the Carboniferous and Cretaceous kaolin resources in the studied areas. Calculated environmental parameters indicate that some kaolin types cannot be used as building or decorative material of dwelling.
EL-KAMMAR, A., EL-FEKY, M., ABU ZIED, H., & OTHMAN, D. (2018). RADIOACTIVITY AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF SOME CARBONIFEROUS AND CRETACEOUS KAOLIN DEPOSITS IN SOUTHWESTERN-SINAI, EGYPT. Nuclear Sciences Scientific Journal, 7(1), 87-100. doi: 10.21608/nssj.2018.30732
MLA
AHMED M. EL-KAMMAR; MOHAMED G. EL-FEKY; HASSAN T. ABU ZIED; DINA A. OTHMAN. "RADIOACTIVITY AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF SOME CARBONIFEROUS AND CRETACEOUS KAOLIN DEPOSITS IN SOUTHWESTERN-SINAI, EGYPT". Nuclear Sciences Scientific Journal, 7, 1, 2018, 87-100. doi: 10.21608/nssj.2018.30732
HARVARD
EL-KAMMAR, A., EL-FEKY, M., ABU ZIED, H., OTHMAN, D. (2018). 'RADIOACTIVITY AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF SOME CARBONIFEROUS AND CRETACEOUS KAOLIN DEPOSITS IN SOUTHWESTERN-SINAI, EGYPT', Nuclear Sciences Scientific Journal, 7(1), pp. 87-100. doi: 10.21608/nssj.2018.30732
VANCOUVER
EL-KAMMAR, A., EL-FEKY, M., ABU ZIED, H., OTHMAN, D. RADIOACTIVITY AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF SOME CARBONIFEROUS AND CRETACEOUS KAOLIN DEPOSITS IN SOUTHWESTERN-SINAI, EGYPT. Nuclear Sciences Scientific Journal, 2018; 7(1): 87-100. doi: 10.21608/nssj.2018.30732
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