Measurement of Uranium Concentration in Basrah Soils Using the CR-39 Detector

doi:https://doi.org/10.48112/bcs.v1i3.174

Biomedicine and Chemical Sciences

2022, Volume 1, Issue 3 : 164-167 doi: https://doi.org/10.48112/bcs.v1i3.174

Research Article

Measurement of Uranium Concentration in Basrah Soils Using the CR-39 Detector

Thaer M. Salman

DOI : https://doi.org/10.48112/bcs.v1i3.174

Published

July 1, 2022

Abstract

The amount of uranium in soil samples collected from a variety of residential, industrial, and agricultural sectors in the southern Basrah governorate in southern Iraq was determined using the neutron activation technique for solid-state nuclear track detectors CR-39. According to the findings, uranium concentrations in soil samples ranged from 0.65 ppm to 2.67 ppm. Soil samples were taken from a depth of 15 cm. The results were matched to publicly available data and determined to be within acceptable bounds.

Keywords

CR-39 Detector

Neutron Activation Technique

Soil

Solid-State Nuclear Track

Detector

Uranium Concentration

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