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Universal Journal of Engineering Science(CEASE PUBLICATION) Vol. 5(4), pp. 64 - 69
DOI: 10.13189/ujes.2017.050402
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Assessment of Background Radiation Levels and Associated Doses in Soils of the Most Popular Tourist Place Muree, Pakistan
Khizar Hayat Satti 1,*, Tania Jabbar 2, M. Dilband 1, Khalid Khan 1, Abdul Rashid 1, Abdul Jabbar 1
1 Health Physics Division, Pakistan Institute of Nuclear Science & Technology (PINSTECH), Nilore, Islamabad, Pakistan
2 Punjab Institute of Nuclear Medicine (PINUM), Faisalabad, Pakistan
ABSTRACT
The activity concentration of natural and anthropogenic radionuclides and associated doses were determined in soil samples collected from Muree and its surroundings to provide baseline radioactivity data. High purity Germanium (HPGe) based spectrometry system was used for determination of activity concentration. The activity concentration of 226Ra, 232Th, 40K and 137Cs varied between 20.0─29.5, 43.4─62.4, 163.0─493.6 and 1.3─54.1Bqkg-1 respectively. Radium equivalent activity was measured in range 107-148 with average 128.0Bqkg-1. The average annual effective absorbed dose was found to be 72.9 ±1.0µSvy-1which was comparable to world's average. The radium equivalent activity Raeq, indoor and outdoor hazard indices were lower than the safe limit of Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) report for general public.
KEYWORDS
Soil, Radium Equivalent Activity, Indoor Radiation Hazard Index, Annual Effective Dose
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(a). IEEE Format:
[1] Khizar Hayat Satti , Tania Jabbar , M. Dilband , Khalid Khan , Abdul Rashid , Abdul Jabbar , "Assessment of Background Radiation Levels and Associated Doses in Soils of the Most Popular Tourist Place Muree, Pakistan," Universal Journal of Engineering Science(CEASE PUBLICATION), Vol. 5, No. 4, pp. 64 - 69, 2017. DOI: 10.13189/ujes.2017.050402.
(b). APA Format:
Khizar Hayat Satti , Tania Jabbar , M. Dilband , Khalid Khan , Abdul Rashid , Abdul Jabbar (2017). Assessment of Background Radiation Levels and Associated Doses in Soils of the Most Popular Tourist Place Muree, Pakistan. Universal Journal of Engineering Science(CEASE PUBLICATION), 5(4), 64 - 69. DOI: 10.13189/ujes.2017.050402.