The Measurement of Radionuclides Level in Different Iraqi Building Material Samples from Baghdad City

Measurement of naturally and artificial radionuclide concentrations deposited in Iraqi building materials used in housing construction in the Baghdad city. Six samples from different sites have chosen. (Soil, Gipson, Cement, Brick, Sand, Gravel). The high purity Germanium detector (HpGe) have been u...

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Main Authors: Sabah Farhan, Tahseen Mubaraka, Mirvat Dawood Majeed, Basim Khalaf Rejah, Dawser H. Ghayb, Hamid Murbat
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Language:English
Published: University of Anbar 2021-12-01
Series:مجلة جامعة الانبار للعلوم الصرفة
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Online Access:https://juaps.uoanbar.edu.iq/article_172457_688dfb7f97f471b123173640ee2c12ea.pdf
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author Sabah Farhan
Tahseen Mubaraka
Mirvat Dawood Majeed
Basim Khalaf Rejah
Dawser H. Ghayb
Hamid Murbat
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Basim Khalaf Rejah
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description Measurement of naturally and artificial radionuclide concentrations deposited in Iraqi building materials used in housing construction in the Baghdad city. Six samples from different sites have chosen. (Soil, Gipson, Cement, Brick, Sand, Gravel). The high purity Germanium detector (HpGe) have been used to measure the concentration of gamma emitter radionuclides from both uranium – radium and thorium series, 40K and 137Cs. The spectra for each sample were analyzed for (7200 sec). The percentage errors were calculated. The range of specific activities for studied radionuclides were as follows: The average concentrations of 238U is between (13-70) Bq/kg, 232Th is (2-34) Bq/kg, 40K is (39-880) Bq/kg, and 137Cs is (0.2-6) Bq/kg.
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spelling doaj.art-7934b83cfdf54aeabc4e3b9496902b6d2023-12-28T22:01:04ZengUniversity of Anbarمجلة جامعة الانبار للعلوم الصرفة1991-89412706-67032021-12-01152838610.37652/juaps.2022.172457172457The Measurement of Radionuclides Level in Different Iraqi Building Material Samples from Baghdad CitySabah Farhan0Tahseen Mubaraka1Mirvat Dawood Majeed2Basim Khalaf Rejah3Dawser H. Ghayb4Hamid Murbat5Renewable Energy Research Center; University of Anbar, Anbar-IraqPhysics Department, College of Science for Women, University of Baghdad, Baghdad-IraqPhysics Department, College of Science for Women, University of Baghdad, Baghdad-Iraq.Physics Department, College of Science for Women, University of Baghdad, Baghdad-Iraq.Physics Department, College of Science for Women, University of Baghdad, Baghdad-Iraq.Physics Department, College of Science for Women, University of Baghdad, Baghdad-Iraq.Measurement of naturally and artificial radionuclide concentrations deposited in Iraqi building materials used in housing construction in the Baghdad city. Six samples from different sites have chosen. (Soil, Gipson, Cement, Brick, Sand, Gravel). The high purity Germanium detector (HpGe) have been used to measure the concentration of gamma emitter radionuclides from both uranium – radium and thorium series, 40K and 137Cs. The spectra for each sample were analyzed for (7200 sec). The percentage errors were calculated. The range of specific activities for studied radionuclides were as follows: The average concentrations of 238U is between (13-70) Bq/kg, 232Th is (2-34) Bq/kg, 40K is (39-880) Bq/kg, and 137Cs is (0.2-6) Bq/kg.https://juaps.uoanbar.edu.iq/article_172457_688dfb7f97f471b123173640ee2c12ea.pdfbuilding materialsradionuclidesuraniumthorium40k137cs
spellingShingle Sabah Farhan
Tahseen Mubaraka
Mirvat Dawood Majeed
Basim Khalaf Rejah
Dawser H. Ghayb
Hamid Murbat
The Measurement of Radionuclides Level in Different Iraqi Building Material Samples from Baghdad City
مجلة جامعة الانبار للعلوم الصرفة
building materials
radionuclides
uranium
thorium
40k
137cs
title The Measurement of Radionuclides Level in Different Iraqi Building Material Samples from Baghdad City
title_full The Measurement of Radionuclides Level in Different Iraqi Building Material Samples from Baghdad City
title_fullStr The Measurement of Radionuclides Level in Different Iraqi Building Material Samples from Baghdad City
title_full_unstemmed The Measurement of Radionuclides Level in Different Iraqi Building Material Samples from Baghdad City
title_short The Measurement of Radionuclides Level in Different Iraqi Building Material Samples from Baghdad City
title_sort measurement of radionuclides level in different iraqi building material samples from baghdad city
topic building materials
radionuclides
uranium
thorium
40k
137cs
url https://juaps.uoanbar.edu.iq/article_172457_688dfb7f97f471b123173640ee2c12ea.pdf
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