Measuring Uranium Concentration in Amara Governorate, Southern Iraq in Two Different Ways
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The current study uses ICP-MS (inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry) and SSNTDs (solid-state nuclear track detectors) to measure uranium concentrations in 25 surface soil samples from selected locations in Omara governorate in Southern Iraq. In the ICP-MS technique, uranium concentrations ranged from 0.66 ppm to 1.6 ppm. In the SSNTDs technique, uranium concentrations ranged from 0.81±0.31 ppm to 1.95±0.50 ppm. The results obtained from the soil samples were within the permissible limits recommended by the UNSCEAR Committee of 11.7 ppm.
Keywords:
CR-39 detector, ICP-MS, Neutron activation technique, Soil, SSNTDs, Uranium concentrationReferences
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