Estimation of radon-gas, uranium-238 concentrations in the surface soil samples and alpha risk index at many Northern Iraqi Refineries
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Radon Concentration, Soil Sample, CR-39 Track Detector, Radon Exhalation Rate, alpha risk indexAbstract
Radon gas concentrations and uranium-238 concentration in soil samples at the surface (depth = 15 cm) were determined for fifteen samples in three refineries (Al-Kasak, Al-Qayarah, Baiji) using “sealed can technique”. CR-39 solid-state nuclear pathway detectors. The concentration of radon in surface samples at the Al-kasak refinery ranged from (1509 to 8323.2 Bq/m3) with an average of (4916.1 Bq/m3), and the surface exhalation rate in surface soil samples ranged from (1110.3 to 612.7 Bq/m3) with an average (861.5 Bq/m3). The effective activity of radon (ARn222) are (15.82 to 8.84 Bq/kg) with an average (12.33 Bq/kg).In a Al-Qayara refinery, the radon concentration in surface samples ranged from (11709.6 to 10281 Bq/m3) with an average of (10995.3 Bq/m3), and the surface exhalation rate in surface soil samples ranged from (861.5 to 756.3 Bq/m3) with an average of (808.9 Bq/m3), the effective activity of radon gas (ARn222) are (12.28 to 10.756 Bq/kg) averaged (11.518 Bq/kg).In the Baiji refinery, the radon concentration in surface samples ranged from (13501 to 5062 Bq/m3) with an average of (9281.5 Bq/m3), and the surface exhalation rate in the surface soil samples ranged from (992 to 372 Bq/m3) with an average of (682 Bq/m3),...
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