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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author | Sabah Farhan Tahseen Mubaraka Mirvat Dawood Majeed Basim Khalaf Rejah Dawser H. Ghayb Hamid Murbat |
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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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