Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran.
Department of Nuclear Engineering, Faculty of Advanced Sciences & Technologies, University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran.
J Environ Health Sci Eng. 2014 May 1;12:80. doi: 10.1186/2052-336X-12-80. eCollection 2014.
The radiological quality of (226)Ra, (232)Th and (40)K in some samples of water resources collected in Anarak-Khour a desertic area, Iran has been measured by direct gamma ray spectroscopy using high purity germanium detector in this paper.
The concentration ranged from ≤0.5 to 9701 mBq/L for (226)Ra; ≤0.2 to 28215 mBq/L for (232)Th and < MDA to 10332 mBq/L for (40)K. The radium equivalent activity was well below the defined limit of 370Bq/L. The calculated external hazard indices were found to be less than 1 which shows a low dose.
These results can be contributed to the database of this area because it may be used as disposal sites of nuclear waste in future.
本文采用高纯锗探测器直接γ能谱法测量了伊朗荒漠地区阿拉克-胡尔(Anarak-Khour)部分水资源样品中的(226)Ra、(232)Th 和(40)K 的放射性质量。
(226)Ra 的浓度范围为≤0.5 至 9701 mBq/L;(232)Th 的浓度范围为≤0.2 至 28215 mBq/L;(40)K 的浓度范围为< MDA 至 10332 mBq/L。镭当量活度远低于 370 Bq/L 的规定限值。计算得出的外照射指数均小于 1,表明剂量较低。
这些结果可作为该地区的数据库,因为未来可能将其作为核废料处置场。