Measurement of (226) Ra, (232) Th, (137) Cs and (40) K activities of Wheat and Corn Products in Ilam Province - Iran and Resultant Annual Ingestion Radiation Dose.

Measurement of (226) Ra, (232) Th, (137) Cs and (40) K activities of Wheat and Corn Products in Ilam Province - Iran and Resultant Annual Ingestion Radiation Dose.

Natural background radiation is the main source of human exposure to radioactive material. Soils naturally have radioactive mineral contents. The aim of this study is to determine natural ((238) U, (232) Th, (40) K) and artificial ((137) Cs) radioactivity levels in wheat and corn fields of Eilam pro...

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Main Authors: Vahid Changizi, Elham Shafiei, Mohammad Reza Zareh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2013-08-01
Series:Iranian Journal of Public Health
Subjects:
137Cs
226Ra
232Th
40K
Environmental radioactivity
Gamma spectrometry
Online Access:https://ijph.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijph/article/view/4418

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