STUDY OF RADIOACTIVITY FOR WASTE WATER OF KHARTOUM REFINERY

Abstract

The hazardous waste water from industrial sector is now coming one of major threats to environment, the need to study the radioactivity from such kind of waste is of crucial importance, this study is carried out to path the way in studying the radioactivity of waste water in Sudan. Since the industrial waste water is a threat to environment, the impacts should be accessed through study of radio activity of such materials. To study the radio-activity of Khartoum Refinery waste water, total of twenty samples were collected and tested, the Cs-137, Ra-226 were found in the waste water. The tested samples reflected that there is a good relationship between the MDA (Minimum Detect Activities) and Cs-137, with a correlation coefficient of 0.814, as well as a relationship between Ra-226 and MDA however the later relationship is seems to be weak due to limited data values. It is recommended that more efforts is needed to study the radioactivity of waste water and other waste of the industrial parties in Sudan. Such studies are of crucial importance in anticipating and correcting the environmental impacts and minimization of hazards and safe the environment for the coming generation