Estimation of radon concentration in soil samples and the effective dose rate using SSNDTs in al-Kebla district of Basrah governorate

Abstract EN

Measurement of radon gas concentrations, area and mass exhalation rate, and effective dose were made for a number of 82 samples of soil taken from selected area in Basrah Governorate (Al-Kebla) in Iraq.In this study; can technique containing LR-115 type II, track detector has been used to estimate the radon concentrations emanated from soil samples.

The average value of radon concentration was1067±117 Bq m-3 and radium concentration was 6.70±1.02 Bq kg-1.

While area and mass radon exhalation rate found to be 0.849±0.099 Bq m2 h-1, 0.017±0.002 Bq kg-1h-1 respectively.

All results were found to be acceptable and well below the permissible levels recommended by ICRP.