Assessment of radiation exposures from naturally occurring radioactive materials in the oil and gas industry

Radioactive deposits, often referred to as naturally occurring radioactive material scale, can, because of incompatibility of formation and injection waters, be formed inside production equipment of the oil and gas industry. These scales contain mainly 226Ra and its daughter products, which can caus...

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Published inApplied radiation and isotopes Vol. 55; no. 1; pp. 141 - 146
Main Authors Hamlat, M.S, Djeffal, S, Kadi, H
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England Elsevier Ltd 01.07.2001
Subjects
Air Pollutants, Radioactive - adverse effects
Alkali earth scales
Cross-Sectional Studies
Dose-Response Relationship, Radiation
Gamma Rays - adverse effects
Humans
Industry
NORM
Occupational Exposure
Occupational Health
Oil and gas industry
Petroleum - analysis
Radiation exposure
Radium - analysis
Risk Assessment
Risk Factors
Water Pollutants, Radioactive - analysis
NORM
Alkali earth scales
Radiation exposure
Oil and gas industry
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Summary:Radioactive deposits, often referred to as naturally occurring radioactive material scale, can, because of incompatibility of formation and injection waters, be formed inside production equipment of the oil and gas industry. These scales contain mainly 226Ra and its daughter products, which can cause an exposure risk. The gamma ray dose rates, with the associated occupational doses in the oil and gas industry, and 226Ra concentration in production water, crude oil and hard/soft scale samples were determined. Results obtained are discussed and compared to those from other studies.
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ISSN:0969-8043
1872-9800
DOI:10.1016/S0969-8043(01)00042-2