Department of Physics, College of Education for Pure Sciences, University of Mosul, 41001, Mosul, Iraq.
Department of Physics, College of Education for Pure Sciences, University of Mosul, 41001, Mosul, Iraq.
Appl Radiat Isot. 2024 Oct;212:111470. doi: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2024.111470. Epub 2024 Aug 9.
The goal of this study is to measure the uranium concentration levels in the blood of Iraqi workers employed in certain government companies. Assessing the initial level of uranium toxicity in their blood and the possibility of health problems occurring. 184 blood samples from Iraqi government companies and the control group were collected in this study. A solid-state nuclear track detector (CR-39) was used to measure the amount of uranium present. Two drops of blood (100 μl) were placed on CR-39. The CR-39 was irradiated with a thermal neutron using the fission-track technique (Am-Be) to determine the uranium concentration in blood samples. The statistical analysis is carried out using the Origin Lab 2024 version. The results show the average of uranium concentration at all locations has a higher level compared to the control group. The blood samples from workers at the phosphate company had the highest amount (1.021 ± 0.050 μg/l), compared to samples from other factories. This result confirms that there is a connection between the concentration of uranium and phosphate substances. The results suggest that there is a slight increase in uranium levels that is related to both age and years of employment.
本研究旨在测量在伊拉克政府公司工作的工人血液中的铀浓度水平。评估其血液中铀毒性的初始水平以及可能出现的健康问题。本研究共采集了 184 份来自伊拉克政府公司和对照组的血液样本。使用固态核径迹探测器（CR-39）来测量铀的含量。将两滴血（100μl）放在 CR-39 上。使用裂变径迹技术（Am-Be）用热中子辐照 CR-39，以确定血液样本中的铀浓度。使用 Origin Lab 2024 版本进行统计分析。结果表明，所有地点的铀浓度平均值均高于对照组。与其他工厂的样本相比，磷酸盐公司工人的血液样本中铀含量最高（1.021±0.050μg/l）。这一结果证实了铀浓度与磷酸盐物质之间存在联系。结果表明，铀水平略有上升，与年龄和工作年限有关。
