Radioactivity Levels in Water-hyacinth Samples of Major Water-Bodies in the District of Jessore, Bangladesh

Abstract

Natural and fallout radioactivity concentrations in the water-hyacinth samples collected from 22 major water-bodies of the district of Jessore, Bangladesh, were measured with a low level gamma ray spectrometry system consisting of a high resolution HPGe coaxial detector. Energy and efficiency calibration of the detector have been done with the standard sources supplied by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).