Natural Radioactivity Measurements in Vegetables at Al-Diwaniyah Governorate, Iraq and Evaluation of Radiological hazard

Al-Hamzawi, Anees A.

doi:10.22401/jnus.20.4.09

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“…The average value of UC in the studied sampling food crops was 0.01927±0.0054 ppm. The results indicated that the concentration of uranium in turnip was higher than the other sampling vegetables because that turnip crop belongs to the root plants where the higher transfer of radionuclides from the soil to these plants is higher and this finding agrees with those of other studies (13,31) .…”

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Experimental investigation of uranium concentration, radium content and radon exhalation rates in food crops consumed in Babil governorate, Iraq

Al-Hamzawi

Kareem

2022

Int J Radiat Res

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Background: This study focuses on the uranium concentration (UC), radium content (RC) and radon exhalation rates (RER) in selected food crops consumed in Babil governorate, in the centre of Iraq. Materials and Methods: Neutron activation technique and sealed cup with CR-39 alpha track detector were used respectively to investigate the natural radioactivity of selected food crops collected from Babil governorate, Iraq. Results: In the current study, the highest UC was found to be 0.0346 ppm in the turnip crop, whereas the lowest value of UC (0.0142 ppm) was found in grape crop. The highest RC was found to be 0.651 Bq/kg in turnip, while the lowest RC (0.169 Bq/kg) was found in the fig crop. The values of RER ranged from 0.016 Bq/m 2 .h found in the fig to 0.065 Bq/m 2 .h found in the turnip. Conclusion: The levels of UC in food crops were lower than 1.7 ppm, the recommended limits of UNSCEAR. A strong direct correlation was found between the UC and RC in selected food crops.

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“…The highest value of UC, RC and RER obtained was 0.0346 ppm, 0.651 Bq/kg and 0.064 Bq/m 2 .h respectively, found in turnip crop. The reason that stands for such results is because turnip crop belongs to the root plants which absorbs higher amounts of radionuclides from the soil and this finding agrees with other researchers (13,31) .…”

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Experimental investigation of uranium concentration, radium content and radon exhalation rates in food crops consumed in Babil governorate, Iraq

Al-Hamzawi

Kareem

2022

Int J Radiat Res

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“…The activity concentration for 40 K, 238 U, and 232 Th was lower than the global average values of 410, 35.0 and 28.0 Bqkg -1 for the 40 K, 238 U and 232 Th, respectively . The values were also lower than the average activity concentration values of 632.74 ± 14.86 and 20.66 ± 1.41 Bqkg -1 for 40 K and 238 U and higher than the average activity concentration values of 6.73 ± 0.885 for the 232 Th Bqkg -1 respectively, as previously recorded for some agricultural crops grown in different areas of the soil of Nineveh Governorate, northern Iraq, but higher than the average values of 98.39 ± 4.46, 7.67 ± 0.24 and 5.75 ± 0.320 Bqkg -1 for 40 K, 226 Ra and 232 Th for some agricultural crops cultivated in the soil of Diwaniyah governorate, southern Iraq (Laith and Shaiher, 2015;Al-Hamzawi, 2017).…”

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Activity Level of 238u, 232th, 40k and Resultant Dose Rates in Soil and Some Common Cultivated Vegetables

Al-Saedi¹,

Alfarraji²,

Dwenee³

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Plant. phy. Soil. Chem.

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The aim of this present study is to determine the level of natural radionuclides of 40K, 238U and 232Th in soil samples and in (Potato, Solanum tuberosum and Carrot, Daucus carota) samples and vegetables (Tomato, Solanum hycopersicum and Eggplant Solanum melongena) in Al- Mada’in district 30 km southeast of Baghdad, Iraq. High purity germanium (HPGe) detector was used for measurement. The transfer factors, annual absorbed dose rate and the annual effective dose in the samples collected were determined. The results showed that the mean level of measured natural radionuclides were 362.6 ± 41.6 Bqkg-1, 184.7 ± 17.4 Bqkg-1, 191.9 ± 13.5 Bqkg-1, 120.3 ± 10.6 Bqkg-1 and 126.1 ± 11.7 Bqkg-1 for 40K; 19.67 ± 2.00 Bqkg-1, 4.70 ± 0.609 Bqkg-1, 5.43 ± 0.977 Bqkg-1, 3.30 ± 0.460 Bqkg-1 and 2.40 ± 0.701 Bqkg-1 for 238U and 12.34 ± 4.12 Bqkg-1, 3.77 ± 0.904 Bqkg-1, 4.54 ± 0.709 Bqkg-1, 3.51 ± 0.721 and 3.81 ± 0.796 Bqkg-1 for 232Th for soil, tomato, eggplant, potato and carrot samples respectively. The soil-to-tomato transfer factors were found to be 0.512, 0.242 and 0.344 for 40K, 238U and 232Th and soil-to-eggplant transfer factors were found to be 0.534, 0.279 and 0.408 for 40K, 238U and 232Th respectively. The soil-to-potato transfer factors were found to be 0.336, 0.170 and 0.320 for 40K, 238U and 232Th while the soil-to-carrot transfer factors were found to be 0.348, 0.122 and 0.309 for 40K, 238U and 232Th respectively. The mean absorbed dose rate was 30.0 ± 0.57 nGyh-1 and the mean annual outdoor effective dose was 55.2 mSvy-1. The annual effective dose report for this present study 91.6% of the world average value of 70.00 msvy-1 and 87.3% of Thi-Qar government, south Iraq state value of 39.9 msvy-1.

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“…The present estimation was based on the study of 20 soil samples collected from differentiated areas in nature residential, industrial and agricultural in Al-Diwaniyah governorate southern Iraq, as shown in Table 1. Al-Diwaniyah governorate has a total area of 8153 km 2 and the population was estimated to be 1,320,000 people [18]. It is located between 31°.73′N, 44°.69′E.…”

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Heavy metals concentrations in selected soil samples of Al-Diwaniyah governorate, Southern Iraq

Al-Hamzawi

Al-Gharabi

2019

SN Appl. Sci.

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Heavy metals' origin, accumulation, and distribution in soil samples have been the focus of much attention by many researchers to monitor soil pollution. The objective of this study is to determine the levels of the heavy metals such as lead (Pb), cadmium (Cd), copper (Cu), and zinc (Zn) in the soil samples collected from different areas residential, industrial and agricultural of Al-Diwaniyah governorate southern Iraq using the effective technique of atomic absorption spectroscopy AAS, so that the degree of pollution could be ascertained. The results show that the mean values of Pb, Cd, Cu and Zn concentrations in soil samples are 31.75, 1.804, 18.51 and 29.82 mg/l, respectively. The results show that the heavy metals concentrations were found to be higher in industrial regions than the other locations. Mean values of Pb and Cd in soils studied were generally higher than the acceptable limits, suggesting some degrees of pollution with heavy metals.

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Natural Radioactivity Measurements in Vegetables at Al-Diwaniyah Governorate, Iraq and Evaluation of Radiological hazard

Cited by 9 publications

References 13 publications

Experimental investigation of uranium concentration, radium content and radon exhalation rates in food crops consumed in Babil governorate, Iraq

Experimental investigation of uranium concentration, radium content and radon exhalation rates in food crops consumed in Babil governorate, Iraq

Activity Level of 238u, 232th, 40k and Resultant Dose Rates in Soil and Some Common Cultivated Vegetables

Heavy metals concentrations in selected soil samples of Al-Diwaniyah governorate, Southern Iraq

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