Vol. 4, 2019
Radiation Protection
ASSESSMENT OF NATURAL RADIONUCLIDE LEVELS FOR TEA SAMPLES IN NAJAF, IRAQ
Dhahir Mohammed Dhahir, Azhar Salman Ali, Ali Abid Abojassim, Hayder H. Hussain
Pages: 57–60
DOI: 10.37392/RapProc.2019.12
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In this paper twenty tea samples that are available in Najaf markets were tested for their radioactivity contents using gamma-ray spectroscopic measurements NaI(Tl) "3× 3". The specific activity of 238U, 232Th and 40K from tea samples ranged from 2.87±1.75 to 22.03±1.95 Bq/kg, 5.80±3.45 to 64.74±5.12 Bq/kg and 630.00±13.08 to 1354.67±25.82 Bq/kg respectively. Hazard indices were also calculated to assess the radiation hazard. All calculated values for hazard indices were less than unity.
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