Measurements of Background Radioactivity in Soil, Water and Dust Storm in Selected Sites of Kirkuk Governorate-Iraq | ||
| Kirkuk Journal of Science | ||
| Article 1, Volume 11, Issue 2, June 2016, Pages 67-81 PDF (0 K) | ||
| DOI: 10.32894/kujss.2016.124517 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Rehab T. Ahmed; Mohamed A . Najemalden; Hussian S. Akbar | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Fourteen (14) samples of surface soil, four (4) water samples and sample of dust storm were collected from selected sites of Kirkuk governorate. Radioactivity of (K-40, U-238, Th-232, Cs-137) were measured using NaI Gamma Spectrometer. The mean radioactivity for (K-40, U-238, Th-232) in soil were (158, 20, 20) Bq/Kg, while for water samples it was (19.11) Bq/kg for K-40 and below detection level for both U-238, Th-232. On the other hand for dust storm samples the radioactivity for (K-40, U-238, Th-232) were (379.3, 23.4, 22.06) respectively. Cs-137 results was below detection limits for both soil and water samples while, it was (19.3) Bq/kg in dust storm samples. It was concluded from the study that the results of radioactivity were within the international standards except the radioactivity of CS -137 in dust storm sample | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Kirkuk; Radioactivity Nuclei; NAI Gamma Spectrometer | ||
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