Environmental radioactivity levels in agricultural soil and wheat grains collected from wheat-farming lands of Koya district, Kurdistan region-Iraq

Environmental radioactivity levels in agricultural soil and wheat grains collected from wheat-farming lands of Koya district, Kurdistan region-Iraq

The purpose of this study is to determine the activity concentration levels of radionuclides of226Ra,232Th,40K, and137Cs in soil and wheat grain samples. A total of 72 samples of soil and wheat grains were collected in the study area. Measurements were performed using a gamma-ray spectroscopic syste...

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Main Authors: Najeba Farhad Salih, Zakariya Adel Hussein, Shalaw Zrar Sedeeq
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2019-01-01
Series:Radiation Protection and Environment
Subjects:
agricultural soil
high purity germanium detector
transfer factors
wheat grains
Online Access:http://www.rpe.org.in/article.asp?issn=0972-0464;year=2019;volume=42;issue=4;spage=128;epage=137;aulast=Salih

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http://www.rpe.org.in/article.asp?issn=0972-0464;year=2019;volume=42;issue=4;spage=128;epage=137;aulast=Salih

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