Proceedings of the Environmental Physics Conference, 24-28 Feb. 2004, Minya, Egypt

Contents

Session I
Opening
1 / Speech of Conference Chairman
Prof. M.N.H. Comsan / 1
2 / Speech of AEA Chairman
Prof. Aly Islam M. Aly / 3
Session II
Invited Talks
1 / Review of Environmental Physics Activities in Egypt:
M.N.H. Comsan / 5
2 / Development and Implementation of Radon Daughter
Measurement Programme in Egypt:
A.Z. Hussein and Mohamed I. Hussein / 13
Session III
Environmental Monitoring
1 / Measurements of the Radon-222 and Its Daughter’s
Concentration Throughout Gaza Strip, Palestine:
M. F. Rasas, S. S. Yassin and M. M. Shabat. / 17
2 / Environmental Monitoring in Slovakia Using Nuclear
Techniques: M. Florek, K.Holý, A.Šivo, I.Sýkora, M.Chudý,
M.Richtáriková, A.Polášková, O.Holá, J.Merešová,
D.Ondo-Eštok, B.Mankovská, M.V.Frontasyeva, E.V.Ermakova / 25
3 / Naturally Enhanced Radium-226 at the Hammam Pharaon
Hot Spring Area: S. A. El-Mongy, Y. Y. Ebaid,
H. M. Diab, N.M.Said and M. S. El-Tahawy / 35
4 / Study of Radon Levels in Some Closed Areas
In Mansoura City, Egypt: A.Abu El-Ela,
A. H. Hafez, M. Othman and A. H. El-Farrash / 43
5 / Rn-222 Release to the Environment: Comparison
Between Different Granite Sources:
A. Mamoon and Salah M. Kamal / 53
Session IV
The Eco System
1 / Tritium in Surface Water of the Yenisei River Basin:
L.G.Bondareva, A.Ya. Bolsunovsky / 59
2 / Radiological Indices of Drinking Waters on the
North Part of the Bulgarian Black Sea Coast:
Peter Todorov Todorov, R. Rusev, R. Chuturkova / 69
3 / Investigation of the Radioactive and Heavy Metal
Pollution of the Danube Delta Lacustrine Sediments
and Soil: L.C. Dinescu, O.G. Duliu, E.Steinnes,
C. Ciortea, D. Fluerasu, M. Haralambie, and P. Stoica / 81
4 / Radon in Soil Variations in Relation With Earthquakes
Events: Maria Zoran, Toshiyuki Hattori / 93
5 / Radioactive Contamination of Aquatic Organism of
the Yenisei River in the Area Affected by the Activity
of a Russian Plutonium Complex: Alexander Bolsunovsky
and Alexei Sukovaty / 99
6 / Modifications Induced by Low Power Microwaves
in Plant Nucleus: Fl. M. Tufescu and Dorina Creanga / 109
Session V
Natural Radioactivity
1 / Radon Gas Exposure Levels in Some Selected
Areas in Egypt: E.M. Ali, T.M. Taha, A.M. El-Hussein,
A.A. Ahmed, M.A. Gomaa / 115
2 / Studies on Natural Radioactivity of Some
Egyptian Building Materials: E. A. Eissa, A. El-Khayat,
L. Ashmawy, and A. M. Hassan / 121
3 / Local Enhancement of the Natural Radionuclides
in Beach Sand in Al-Arish, Egypt: M.K. Seddeek, T. Sharshar,
K.R. Mahmoud, H.M. Badran, T.Elnimr, H.S. Ragab / 131
4 / Determination of Traces of Uranium and Thorium
Concentration in Some Egyptian Environmental Matrices
by Instrumental Neutron Activation Analysis: A. El-Taher,
A. Nossair, A. H. Azzam, K. L. Kratz, and A. S. Abdel-Halim / 141
Session VI
Hazards and Risks
1 / Comparison of Outdoor Activity Size Distributions of
220Rn and 222Rn Progeny and Their Influences on Lung
Dosimetry: A. Mohamed, A. El-Hussein, A. A. Ahmed / 151
2 / Environmental Assessment of Indoor Radon Gas
Exposure Health Hazards and Some of Its Public Risks:
Moustafa H. Ragab, Abd El-Razik Z. Hussein,
Mahmoud S. El-Bukhari, Mohamed SE. Ibrahim / 161
3 / Danger of the Particulate Matter Emitted by Gasolin-Engine
Cars: W. Abdul-Razzaq and Nidhal Ismael / 171
Session VII
Activity Reviews
1 / Polar g-Ray Mode for Testing Weld Quality of Natural
Gas Pipeline: A. M. Shahout, And A. Sh. Mahmood / 175
2 / Heat and Mass Transfer Effect on Hydromagnetic Flow
of a Moving Permeable Vertical Surface: M.M. Abdelkhalek / 185
3 / Analysis of 238Pu and 239+240Pu by Destructive Assay
Technique for Environmental Safeguard Purposes:
Ashraf E. M. Khater, Yasser Y. Ebaid,
Sayed A. El-Mongy and Morsy S. El-Tahawy / 195
4 / Neutron Activation Analysis for Development of
Mercury Sorbent Based on Blue-Green Alga Spirulina
Platensis: M.V. Frontasyeva, E.I. Kirkesali, N.G. Aksenova,
L.M. Mosulishvili, A.I. Belokobylsky, A.I. Khizanishvili / 203
5 / Dispersion of Some Fission Radionuclides During
Routine Releases From ETRR-2 Reactor: S. M. Khaled Essa,
Fawzia Mubarak, A. T. Abedel Fattah, Sanaa Atia,
and A.B. Mayhoub / 207
6 / Analyses of Uranium in Some Phosphate Commercial
Products: N. H. M. Kamel, M. Sohsah. M.Sadek
and H.M. Mohammad / 219
Session VIII
Environmental Management
1 / Physical Foundation of the Labor Theory of Value
:Production and Environmental Destruction:
Toshio Obinata / 225
2 / Alexandria Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC)
Experience in Energy Conservation: Kamelia Youssef,
Osama Soliman and Ayman Nabil / 229
3 / Environmental Impact Via Quality Management System:
Amani I. A. Attia and Mervat M. El Nahas / 237
Conference Recommendations / 247
List of Participants
/ 249
Author Index / 251

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