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Environmental pollution study around a large industrial area near Cairo, Egypt

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Neutron activation analysis is one of the most extensively used methods for environmental studies due to its high sensitivity, precision, versatility and multielemental character. Cement factories at Helwan, south of Cairo, contribute substantially to environmental pollution. Determination of minor and trace-elements in dust particulates from the cement industrial areas has been performed to assess the air quality from an environmental and human health point of view. Soil-7 standard reference material from IAEA and SRM-1571 from NBS were used for quality assurance testing. The data obtained indicate there is an indication that the pollution could be hazardous to people living in and around the area surveyed.

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  1. Department of Radioactive Environmental Pollution, Hot Laboratories Center, Atomic Energy Authority, P.O. Box 13759, Cairo, Egypt

    A. S. Abdel-Halim

  2. Department of Nuclear Chemistry, Hot Laboratories Center, Atomic Energy Authority, P.O. Box 13759, Cairo, Egypt

    E. Metwally

  3. Military Technical College, Cairo, Egypt

    M. M. El-Dessouky

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Abdel-Halim, A.S., Metwally, E. & El-Dessouky, M.M. Environmental pollution study around a large industrial area near Cairo, Egypt. Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry 257, 123–124 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1024709729606

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