Vol. 8, 2023
Environmental Chemistry
CONCENTRATION OF SELECTED RADIONUCLIDES IN HIGH DUST DEPOSITION AREA: CONSIDERATION OF DEPLETED URANIUM
Abdulaziz Aba, Omar Al-Boloushi, Anfal Ismaeel
Pages: 91-96
DOI: 10.37392/RapProc.2023.19
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Fallen dust samples from ten Northern Arabian Gulf locations were analyzed
for natural radionuclides and 137Cs using ultra-low background
gamma spectrometry. A dust trap of 20 cm diameter collected the samples
from ten sites in Kuwait, enabling the determination of radionuclide
concentrations. Direct measurement of 234Th estimated
238
U, while the 235U concentration was calculated using the sum
peak of 226Ra and 235U of 186 keV gamma line. The
calculation of the uranium activity ratio showed that the sample contained
natural levels of uranium isotopes. The average concentration of various
radionuclides demonstrated significant variation. The median concentrations
of7Be, 137Cs, 210Pb, 40K,
224
Ra, 226Ra, 228Ra and 234Th were 1113 ±
148, 11.7 ± 0.6, 434 ± 27, 357 ± 6, 23.4 ± 1.7, 20.2 ± 1.5, 12 ± 2 and
44 ± 1.8 mBq g-1respectively. The measured activity ratios of
137Cs/40K and 7Be/210Pb
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