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Radiological Safety Concerns in the Textile Dye Industry

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Last updated: 03 Jan 2025

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People are frequently exposed to various harmful and allergic compounds derived from textiles. One major source of persistent organic pollutants in the environment is dye wastewater from this sector.  The purpose of this study was to use gamma spectrometry with a Hyper Pure Germanium detector to determine the values of 238U, 226Ra, 232Th, and 40K in different types of textile dyes (disperse, direct and reactive) and dye wastewater from different cities (Obour and Bader). The average specific activities for 238U, 226Ra, 232Th and 40K were higher in disperse dyes than that in direct and reactive dyes. The associated potential radiation hazards were assessed. The absorbed dose rate (in nGyh−1) was calculated for all the samples under study, with values ranging from 14 to 49 nGyh−1 in disperse dyes, 7.6 to 21 nGyh−1 in reactive dyes, and 7.2 to 8.8 nGyh−1 in direct dyes. The analysis's results showed that there might be some detectable radioactivity in the textile dyes, which is something that needs to be considered. Therefore, people who work in the textile sector and those who use these dyes should follow safety guidelines and take preventative measures.

DOI

10.21608/jsrs.2024.323395.1137

Keywords

gamma spectrometry, Radiation risks, Disperse, direct and reactive dyes, Natural radioactivity, atomic absorption

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Sameh

Last Name

Fouda

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Hassan

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Department of Physics, Faculty of Women for Arts, Science and Education, Ain-Shams University, Cairo, Egypt

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sameh_fouda@hotmail.com

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6th Of October

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hayam

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abd el_ghaney

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ahmed

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Department of Physics, Faculty of Women for Arts, Science and Education, Ain-Shams University, Cairo, Egypt

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hayam.ahmed@women.asu.edu.eg

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cairo

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eman

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samir

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Department of Physics, Faculty of Women for Arts, Science and Education, Ain-Shams University, Cairo, Egypt

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e.hrs27@yahoo.com

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cairo

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41

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1

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52252

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2024-12-01

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2024-09-25

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2024-12-01

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78

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92

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2356-8364

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2356-8372

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Journal of Scientific Research in Science

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https://jsrs.journals.ekb.eg/

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Radiological Safety Concerns in the Textile Dye Industry

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30 Dec 2024