Measurement of Radon Activity Concentration in Soils Samples of Shaqlawa Region in Erbil City/ Iraqi Kurdistan Using RAD7 Detector

Yusra Mala Yousif Muhammad; Preshan Khder Fatah; Sardar P. Yaba

doi:10.21271/ZJPAS.35.2.7

Zanco Journal of Pure and Applied Sciences (Apr 2023)

Measurement of Radon Activity Concentration in Soils Samples of Shaqlawa Region in Erbil City/ Iraqi Kurdistan Using RAD7 Detector

Yusra Mala Yousif Muhammad,
Preshan Khder Fatah,
Sardar P. Yaba

Affiliations

Yusra Mala Yousif Muhammad: Department of Physics, College of education Shaqlawa, Salahaddin University-Erbil, Erbil,Iraq.
Preshan Khder Fatah: Department of Physics, College of education Shaqlawa, Salahaddin University-Erbil, Erbil,Iraq.
Sardar P. Yaba: Department of Physics , College of Education ,Salahaddin University-Erbil, Erbil ,Iraq.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.21271/ZJPAS.35.2.7
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 35, no. 2

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The radon concentration of soil samples from several places in the Shaqlawa city/Iraqi Kurdistan area has been determined by using RAD7detector. The soil samples are gathered from different geological formations. Maximum and minimum radon concentrations were (88.3 ± 9.4) and (51.1 ± 7.1) Bq/m3 in the regions of Kawanian and Darband , respectively. The average radon concentration in soil samples from the city of Shaqlawa was (63.15 ± 16.94) Bq/m3, which was below the ICRP-recommended threshold (1991).

Soil Radon; RAD7; Shaqlawa City; Radium Content; Alpha particles

Published in Zanco Journal of Pure and Applied Sciences

ISSN: 2218-0230 (Print); 2412-3986 (Online)
Publisher: Salahaddin University-Erbil
Country of publisher: Iraq
LCC subjects: Technology; Science
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