Determination of the level of natural background radiation in the surface soil of Kufa farms, Iraq

¹ Department of Physics, University of Babylon, College of Education for Pure Sciences, Babylon, Iraq
² Department of Medical Physics, Faculty of Medical Applied Sciences, University of Kerbala, Karbala, Iraq

^* Corresponding author: pure.sarab.hamad@uobabylon.edu.iq

Abstract

This study measured background radiation in some sites of Kufa farms including the four directions: north, east, west, and south (October, 2023). An FS-600 dosimeter was used to measure these quantities. As shown below, the results present dose rate (in μSv/h) measured at each of the 4 locations: North: 0.1927 ± 0.005120 μSv/h West: 0.1833 ± 0.00912 μSv/h East: 0.1507 ± 0.00835 μSv/h South: 0.1587 ± 0.00794 μSv/h These observations confirm that the radiation levels in all these areas are within allowable limits and therefore, there is no radiation hazard," the agency said. Geographic Information Systems (GIS) were used to pinpoint the precise coordinates for each measurement, offering a geographic display of the radiation levels found in proximity to these regions. the results of this study show that the levels of radiation within a certain amount of area in four directions in Kufa farms such as west, north, east, and south are low and there is no significant threat to health.