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:: Volume 22, Issue 1 (1-2024) ::
Int J Radiat Res 2024, 22(1): 213-217 Back to browse issues page
Radon gas concentrations and exhalation rates in soil samples of Al-Muthanna governorate, Iraq
A.R. Al-Jubouri , A.A. Al-Hamzawi
Department of Physic, College of Education, University of Al-Qadisiyah, Iraq , anees.hassan@qu.edu.iq
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Background: Radon gas is one of the sources of radiation in nature. It is a radioactive gas whose danger lies in the fact that it can enter the human body through breathing, causing possible lung cancer. Materials and Methods: Radon gas was measured by using the Columbia resin-39 (CR-39) alpha track detectors in 42 locations of different nature industrial, residential, and agricultural and investigated the exhalation rates from surface soil. Results: The results demonstrated that the radon gas concentrations varied from (173.31 to 507.80 Bq ⁄m³) and the average value of the radon exhalation rate in soil was 0.026 Bq ⁄m².h. Conclusion: The results can be used as baseline data to evaluate any changes in the radioactive background level due to human activities.
Keywords: Radon gas, exhalation rate, CR-39, alpha, Al-Muthanna governorate.
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Type of Study: Short Report | Subject: Radiation Biology
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Al-Jubouri A, Al-Hamzawi A. Radon gas concentrations and exhalation rates in soil samples of Al-Muthanna governorate, Iraq. Int J Radiat Res 2024; 22 (1) :213-217
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