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Al-Sulaiti, H., Tabassum, N., Al Mugren, K.S., Alkhomashi, N., Al-Dahan, N., Al-Dosari, M., Bradley, D.A., Bukhari, S., Matthews, M., Regan, P.H., Santawamaitre, T., Malain, D. and Habib, A. (2012) Determination of the Natural Radioactivity Levels in North West of Dukhan, Qatar Using High-Resolution Gamma-Ray Spectrometry. Applied Radiation and Isotopes, 70, 1344-1350. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apradiso.2011.11.015
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TITLE:
Assessment of Natural Radioactivity Levels and Radiation Dose Rate in Some Soil Samples from Historical Area, AL-RAKKAH, Saudi Arabia
AUTHORS:
K. S. Al Mugren
KEYWORDS:
Soil, Gamma Ray Spectroscopy, Radioactivity, Dose Rate, Alrakkah, Saudi Arabia
JOURNAL NAME:
Natural Science,
Vol.7 No.5,
May
4,
2015
ABSTRACT: This study aims to determine the activity concentrations of naturally occurring, technically-enhanced levels of radiation and the gamma absorbed dose rates in soil samples collected across the land scape of historical area which discovered in east of Saudi Arabia at 2009 G, Called AL- RAKKAH. By using an HPGe detector gamma-ray spectrometer, the activity concentrations of 226Ra 232Th and 40K were found in surface soil samples ranged from 17. 4 ± 1.2 Bq/kg to 28.3 ± 2.3 Bq/kg with an average value of 23 ± 1.6 Bq/kg, ranging from 1.1 ± 1.8 Bq/kg to 81.0 ± 1.7 Bq/kg with the average value 20 ± 1.4 Bq/kg and from 218 ± 11 Bq/kg to 255 ± 18 Bq/kg, with the mean value of 233 ± 12 Bq/kg respectively. The mean radium equivalent (Raeq) and outdoor radiation hazard index (Hex) for the area under study were determined as 69.52 Bq/kg and 0.16 respectively. The total absorbed dose rate due to three primordial radionuclides lies in the range of 17.74 - 72.24 nGy·h-1 with a mean of 32.69 nGy·h-1, which yields total annual effective dose of 0.37 mSv·y-1. The measured values are comparable with other global radioactivity measurements and are found to be safe for public and environment. The baseline data of this type will almost certainly be of importance in making estimations of population exposure.
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