Measurement of Uranium Concentration in Basrah Soils Using the CR-39 Detector

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https://doi.org/10.48112/bcs.v1i3.174

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The amount of uranium in soil samples collected from a variety of residential, industrial, and agricultural sectors in the southern Basrah governorate in southern Iraq was determined using the neutron activation technique for solid-state nuclear track detectors CR-39. According to the findings, uranium concentrations in soil samples ranged from 0.65 ppm to 2.67 ppm. Soil samples were taken from a depth of 15 cm. The results were matched to publicly available data and determined to be within acceptable bounds.

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CR-39 Detector, Neutron Activation Technique, Soil, Solid-State Nuclear Track , Detector, Uranium Concentration

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 Measurement of Uranium Concentration in Basrah Soils Using the CR-39 Detector

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2022-07-01

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Salman, T. M., & Algrifi, M. A. (2022). Measurement of Uranium Concentration in Basrah Soils Using the CR-39 Detector. Biomedicine and Chemical Sciences, 1(3), 164–167. https://doi.org/10.48112/bcs.v1i3.174

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