Radioactivity of 238U, 232Th, 40K, and 137Cs and assessment of depleted uranium in soil of the Musandam Peninsula, Sultanate of Oman

İbrahim Hindawy SALEH

Makale detayları

Radioactivity of 238U, 232Th, 40K, and 137Cs and assessment of depleted uranium in soil of the Musandam Peninsula, Sultanate of Oman

Yazarlar:

İbrahim Hindawy SALEH

Yayıncı:

TUBITAK

Ana Başlıklar:

Uygulamalı fizik

Dergi:

Turkish Journal of Engineering and Environmental Sciences 2012 Vol.36 Issue 3, pp.236-248

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

2/2012

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2000744608

Sıklık:

Üç Yıllık

eISSN:

1303-6157

pISSN:

1300-0160

Özet:

 

238U, 232Th, 40K, and 137Cs radioactivities were  determined in soil samples collected from the Musandam Peninsula,  Sultanate of Oman, using a high resolution gamma-ray spectroscopy  system.  In addition, total uranium was measured in selected soil  samples by inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectroscopy  (ICP-OES).  The averages of radioactivity levels in the soil for  238U, 232Th, and 40K were 14.42 Bq kg-1, 9.95 Bq kg-1,  158.21 Bq kg-1, and 2770 Bq m-2 for 137Cs, respectively.  The  mean of the total uranium in soils was 1578.28 m g kg-1.  As the  mean values, radium equivalent was estimated to be 40.84 Bq kg-1  and annual effective outdoor radiation dose was 25.4 m Sv.  The  contributions of individual radionuclides for 238U, 232Th,  40K, and 137Cs to the total annual effective dose were 30%,  32%, 32%, and 6% respectively.  Selected soil samples were  also investigated for depleted uranium (DU) by estimating the  percentages of 235U in total uranium and the results revealed that  DU concentrations matched its range in natural uranium.

Makale detayları

Radioactivity of 238U, 232Th, 40K, and 137Cs and assessment of depleted uranium in soil of the Musandam Peninsula, Sultanate of Oman

Yazarlar: İbrahim Hindawy SALEH

Yayıncı: TUBITAK

Ana Başlıklar: Uygulamalı fizik

Dergi: Turkish Journal of Engineering and Environmental Sciences 2012 Vol.36 Issue 3, pp.236-248

Belge Tipi: Makale

Yayın Tarihi: 2/2012

Belge Dili: İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.): 2000744608

Sıklık: Üç Yıllık

eISSN: 1303-6157

pISSN: 1300-0160

Sayı

Yazarlar:

İbrahim Hindawy SALEH

Yayıncı:

TUBITAK

Ana Başlıklar:

Uygulamalı fizik

Dergi:

Turkish Journal of Engineering and Environmental Sciences 2012 Vol.36 Issue 3, pp.236-248

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

2/2012

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2000744608

Sıklık:

Üç Yıllık

eISSN:

1303-6157

pISSN:

1300-0160