The Quantity of Uranium in Soil Samples Collected from Particular Sites Within the North Maysan Governorate Using ICP-MS

doi:https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15288406

Biomedicine and Chemical Sciences

2023, Volume 2, Issue 4 : 46-50 doi: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15288406

Research Article

The Quantity of Uranium in Soil Samples Collected from Particular Sites Within the North Maysan Governorate Using ICP-MS

Anaheed Ahmed

Thaer M. Salman

Mostafa A. Algrifi

DOI : https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15288406

Received

Aug. 1, 2023

Revised

Sept. 18, 2023

Accepted

Sept. 20, 2023

Published

Oct. 1, 2023

Abstract

In this particular investigation, 30 surface soil samples taken from various locations across North Maysan governorate were analyzed using ICP-MS (inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry), several of which the researchers know, have been analyzed for an initial time. Uranium was investigated in soils in concentrations ranging from 0.52 µg.mL^-1 (Almajar Alkabeer 4) to 1.91 µg.mL^-1 (Almajar Alkabeer5). The results are presented and compared with the ones from a different study. The soil samples that were studied had less than 100 µg.mL^-1 of uranium, which shows that they are composed of overloads and garbage rather than mineable stocks. This article describes and assesses the uranium content in the North Maysan Governorates. Additionally, all 30 exposed earth samples had uranium below the detection threshold. The results show that the samples of surface soils under investigation have uranium concentrations below the allowable limit (11.7 µg.mL^-1) established by UNSCEAR in 1993.

Keywords

ICP-MS

North Maysan governorate

Quantity of uranium

Soil samples

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