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Tritium activity is determined by standard techniques, in samples collected from fresh, marine and highly saline water around Alexandria. It has been found that, the average 3H activity is 6.32 ±1.17, 4.02±0.77 and 2.90±0.51 Bq.L−1 for West Elnobaria Drain, Lake Marioute and Mediterranean coastal water, respectively. Tritium activity is found to be weakly correlated with water quality parameters; pH, dissolved O2, Oxidation Reduction Potential (ORP), conductivity, salinity and chlorinity. Autocorrelation analysis indicates that the transport phenomena for 3H variations in fresh and saline water are not the same.
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Naim, M.A., Shaker, N., Salem, E.M. et al. Tritium radioactivity in the aquatic environment over Alexandria region, Egypt. Water Air Soil Pollut 73, 275–284 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00477992
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