Soil is one of the foremost vital foundations of life for humans, animals, and plants, so the soil contamination by radionuclides is a dangerous threat of human health. This study investigated the 226 Ra, 228 Ra, 40 K, 137 Cs and pb to assess their risks in soil cover of Port Said governorate. So, 41 samples (29 soil samples and 12 shore sediment samples) were collected to cover the districts area, beaches and industrial areas in Port Said governorate. Activity concentrations of 226 Ra, 228 Ra, 40 K and 137 Cs were determined by Hyper-Pure Germanium detector, and their Pearson's coefficient correlations were calculated and to assess the effects of radiation produced from these radionuclides, their hazards indices were estimated. Pb was determined using Ionized coupled plasma optical emission spectroscopy (ICP-OES), Geo-accumulation index (I-geo) and Contamination Factor (CF) were calculated.
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