Natural and artificial radioactivity levels in the agricultural soil of lands near the Al-Kasak oil refinery, northern Iraq

被引：0

作者：

Wais, Taha Yaseen ^{[1
,3
]}

Namq, Barivan Farooq ^{[2
]}

Najam, Laith Ahmed ^{[3
]}

Khalaf, Hyam Nazmy Badr ^{[4
]}

Gismelseed, Abbasher M. ^{[5
]}

Mansour, Howaida ^{[6
]}

Mostafa, Mostafa Yuness Abdelfatah ^{[4
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Mosul, Chem Biol & Radiol Safety & Secur Div, Mosul, Iraq

[2] Univ Kirkuk, Coll Dent, Dept Basic Sci, Kirkuk, Iraq

[3] Univ Mosul, Coll Sci, Dept Phys, Mosul, Iraq

[4] Minia Univ, Fac Sci, Dept Phys, El Minia 61519, Egypt

[5] Sultan Qaboos Univ, Coll Sci, Dept Phys, Seeb, Oman

[6] Ain Shams Univ, Fac Women Arts Sci & Educ, Dept Phys, Cairo, Egypt

来源：

JOURNAL OF RADIOANALYTICAL AND NUCLEAR CHEMISTRY | 2025年 / 334卷 / 02期

关键词：

Natural Radioactivity; Artificial Radioactivity; Specific activity; Agricultural lands; Al-Kasak oil Refinery; Soil; RADIOLOGICAL HAZARDS; RADIATION; SAMPLES; RA-226; ENVIRONMENT; FOODSTUFFS; TH-232; RISK;

D O I：

10.1007/s10967-024-09912-w

中图分类号：

O65 [分析化学];

学科分类号：

070302 ; 081704 ;

摘要：

Using a high-purity germanium detector (HPGe), the natural and artificial radioactivity in soil samples taken from agricultural regions near the Al-Kasak oil refinery were examined. According to estimates, the average specific activities of 226Ra, 232Th, 40K, and 137Cs were 20, 15, 283, and 3.6 Bq kg-1, respectively. The specific activities of 226Ra, 232Th, 40K, and 137Cs in the soil samples were comparatively lower than the average values of these radionuclides worldwide. The investigation also analyzed several radiological hazard indices. The hazard indices calculated in this study were utilized to assess the potential health risks associated with radiation in the soil. The results indicate that these indices are significantly below their permissible limits. Therefore, the soil in the study area does not pose any excessive radiation exposure to the inhabitants and can be safely used as construction material without presenting an immediate radiological threat to the public.

引用

页码：1471 / 1484

页数：14

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