TY  - BOOK
AU  - Yasser Hassan Ali
AU  - Wael M. Elshemey , 
AU  - Yasser Youssef Ebaid , 
TI  - Assessment and characterization of the radiological impact due to oil production / 
PY  - 2016///
CY  - Cairo : 
PB  - Yasser Hassan Ali , 
KW  - Biophysics
KW  - Naturally-Occurring Radioactive Materials (NORM)
KW  - Oil production
N1  - Thesis (Ph.D.) - Cairo University - Faculty of Science - Department of Biophysics; Issued also as CD
N2  - Naturally-Occurring Radioactive Materials (NORM) sediments is known to occur in the flow lines and discharge areas of produced water, which are generated during oil and gas production. NORM in produced water is an issue with the potential to affect the occupational  health of the workers, public, the environment, and production process. The presence of high concentrations of NORM in formation water associated with oil and  gas production has been recognized since 1904. However, concerns about the possible associated  risks did not arise until the mid-1980s, when the industry and regulators realized that NORM occurrence was more widespread than originally thought and that activity levels could be quite high. The purpose of this study is to assess the potential radiation risks generated from oil and gas  processing and to characterize radioactive elements essential for assessment of doses and effects on individuals and surrounding environment. The life-cycle of NORM deposits starting from formation, deposition, identification,  control, up to final safe disposal have been thoroughly addressed in the current study.  Equipment{u2019}s external effective dose measurements from NORM deposits were measured at some  typical equipment used for oil and gas production facilities and found correlated to the amount of  produced water and radioactive content in formations
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