Natural Radionuclides and Radiocaesium Contained in Wood

• MAHMOUD Kamal Reyad

  Physics and Chemistry Department, Faculty of Education, Tanta University

• SHARSHAR Taher Morsey

  Physics and Chemistry Department, Faculty of Education, Tanta University

• EL-HUSSEINY Fathy Ahmed

  Physics Department, Faculty of Science, Tanta University

• BADRAN Hussein Mahmoud

  Physics Department, Faculty of Science, Tanta University

Bibliographic Information

Other Title

• 木材に含まれる天然放射性核種と放射性セシウム

Abstract

The activity concentrations of natural (²²⁶Ra, ²³²Th and ⁴⁰K) and anthropogenic (¹³⁷Cs) radioactive elements in local and imported wood samples have been investigated during the last few years. Seven local and four imported wood types were measured. The activities of the natural isotopes in both local and imported wood samples were comparable. The Chernobyl accident didn't only affect European countries through contamination of the forested areas but also non-wood producing countries like Egypt. A fraction of the deposited fallout radionuclides has become incorporated into wood. Most of the imported samples (-83%) showed measurable concentration of ¹³⁷Cs. The average ¹³⁷Cs activity levels in local and imported wood were 0.16 and 2.75 Bq/kg dry weight, respectively. The result of this study has its importance to many other woodimporting countries.

Journal

• RADIOISOTOPES

  RADIOISOTOPES 53 (10), 507-515, 2004

  Japan Radioisotope Association

Keywords

• wood
• Egypt
• caesium-137
• radium-226
• thorium-232
• potassium-40
• forest contamination
• Chernobyl accident

Details

• CRID: 1390001204153561984
• NII Article ID: 10013665186
• NII Book ID: AN00351589
• DOI: 10.3769/radioisotopes.53.507
• COI: 1:CAS:528:DC%2BD2cXhtFWqu7rJ
• ISSN: 18844111
• ISSN: 00338303
• ISSN: http://id.crossref.org/issn/00338303
• NDL BIB ID: 7119559
• Web Site: https://ndlsearch.ndl.go.jp/books/R000000004-I7119559
• Web Site: http://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/radioisotopes1952/53/10/53_10_507/_pdf
• Text Lang: en
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