Estimation of radiation exposure in soils and organic (animal) and inorganic (chemical) fertilizers using active technique

Faweya, E. B.; Ayeni, Modupe Janet; Olowomofe, G.O.; Akande, T. H.

doi:10.1007/s13762-017-1574-x

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“…Recently, some researchers have been carried out and reported on the subject of natural radiation and radiological hazards from chemical fertilisers (El-Bahi et al, 2017;Faweya et al, 2018;Korany et al, 2021;Loan et al, 2018). The objectives of this study were to evaluate natural radioactivity concentration in chemical fertilisers used in the Ahar area, Iran, and calculate radiological risk due to chemical fertilisers using for agriculture purposes.…”

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Natural radiation of chemical fertilisers and radiological impact on agriculture soil

Abbasi

2022

J Radioanal Nucl Chem

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To investigate, the radiological hazards indices of chemical fertilisers commonly used in agriculture soils of Arasbaran, Iran, the activity concentration of 226 Ra, 232 Th and 40 K in four types of chemical fertilisers were measured by gamma spectrometry system. The concentration range for 226 Ra, 232 Th and 40 K were obtained from 54±2.2 to 1585±29.4, 6±0.1 to 157±9.1 and 31±1.5 to 1496 ± 32.8 Bq/kg, respectively. The obtained results showed that the average of radiation hazard parameters for the fertilisers were higher than the reference level for the gamma index(I), alpha index(I), absorbed dose rate(D), and ambient dose equivalent rate (H*( 10)) values. The outcomes give rise to that more parameters values are over the permissible limit, increasing the likelihood of adverse health consequences.

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Natural radiation of chemical fertilisers and radiological impact on agriculture soil

Abbasi

2022

J Radioanal Nucl Chem

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Natural Radiation of Chemical Fertilisers and Radiological Impact on Agriculture Soil

Abbasi

2021

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To investigate, the radiological hazards indices of chemical fertilisers commonly used in agriculture soils of Arasbaran, Iran, the activity concentration of 226Ra, 232Th and 40K in four types of chemical fertilisers were measured by gamma spectrometry system. The concentration range for 226Ra, 232Th and 40K were obtained from 54±2.2 to 1585±29.4, 6±0.1 to 157±9.1 and 31±1.5 to 1496 ± 32.8 Bq/kg, respectively. The obtained results showed that the average of radiation hazard parameters for the fertilisers were higher than the reference level for the gamma index(Ig), alpha index(Ia), absorbed dose rate(D), and ambient dose equivalent rate (H*(10)) values. The outcomes give rise to that more parameters values are over the permissible limit, increasing the likelihood of adverse health consequences.

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“…Ground radiation in the soil may be dangerous to people, depending on ways of transmission to people, and internal and external exposure to gamma rays, therefore it is very necessary to assess the concentration of the natural radionuclide's in soil and water [7]. as well as petroleum industries is the largest consumer of radioactive materials and also radiography in the field of medicine and industry Some of the healthy practices of workers and manufacturers of pesticides and fertilizers do not tell the farmers that these products are subject to chemical reactions in the soil which leads to serious side effects on the environment in general and its contents of water, soil and air and from the negative and harmful effects caused by the pollution of fertilizers and pesticides in agricultural lands produced due to nitrogen fertilizers industrial calcium and magnesium [8]. Artificial radionuclides is nuclear weapons testing the high doses of radiation that occur to workers farmers and residents in a certain environment are natural sources of radiation and this is from isotopes of radioactive elements that are found in nature such as uranium, throium and potassium and their daughters [3].…”

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Detecting of the Risk Indicator Parameters of Radioactive Nuclides Around the Stores of Fertilizer and Pesticides, Al Jazeera Agricultural Project Using the Germanium Detector

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Hilo²,

Alfaki³

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IJHEP

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This study shows the assessment of radiation hazard parameters due to terrestrial radionuclide's in soil around the residential areas near the stores of fertilizer and pesticides, Al Jazeera agricultural project Radiation hazard parameters were was computed. These include excess lifetime cancer risk, annual gonadal dose equivalent hazard index, radium equivalent activity and external hazard. Obtained result indicates that some of the radiation hazard parameters, the average value excess lifetime cancer risk (ELCR) 0.12 × 10 -3 µSv, were found to be lower than the UNSCEAR reported value of 0.29 × 10 −3 µSv (UNSCEAR 2000), and that of average annual gonadal dose equivalent hazard index 214.59 µSVyear -1 , the average value of AGDE in the region is the lower than worldwide average of 300 µSv/y (UNSCEAR 2000). the average radium equivalent Ra eq (Bqkg -1 ) 64.3 Bqkg -1 . The average external hazard index (H ex ) 0.18, the calculated H ex values for all the samples were found to be below unity, which does not cause harm to the populations of the investigated region. Radiation hazard parameters due to terrestrial radionuclide's in the soil samples were compared to the international values reported by United Nations Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation (UNSCEAR, 2000) and previous studies on the region.

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Estimation of radiation exposure in soils and organic (animal) and inorganic (chemical) fertilizers using active technique

Cited by 8 publications

References 27 publications

Natural radiation of chemical fertilisers and radiological impact on agriculture soil

Natural radiation of chemical fertilisers and radiological impact on agriculture soil

Natural Radiation of Chemical Fertilisers and Radiological Impact on Agriculture Soil

Detecting of the Risk Indicator Parameters of Radioactive Nuclides Around the Stores of Fertilizer and Pesticides, Al Jazeera Agricultural Project Using the Germanium Detector

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