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E3S Web Conf.
Volume 633, 2025
International Forum of Global Advances in Sustainable Environment, Energy, and Earth Sciences (GASES 2025)
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| Article Number | 08006 | |
| Number of page(s) | 7 | |
| Section | Energy Engineering and Infrastructure | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/202563308006 | |
| Published online | 04 June 2025 | |
Evaluation of the natural radioactivity (238U,232Th,40K) in building materials used in Iraqi homes
1 College of Medicine, University of Iraq, Department of Physiology, Baghdad, Iraq
2 Middle Technical university, Baghdad, Iraq
3 Science department, College of Basic Education, Mustansiriyah University, Baghdad, Iraq.
4 Al-Furat Al-Awsat Technical University, Engineering Technical College of Najaf, Department of Health Physics and Radiation Therapy Technical Engineering, Najaf, Iraq
* Corresponding author: roua.m.ali@aliraqia.edu.iq
The purpose of this study is to quantify the amounts of natural radioactivity of the building materials employed in homes throughout Iraq due to three radioactive elements present: thorium-232 (232Th), potassium-40 (40K), and uranium-238 (238U). Radiation levels and specific activity of these elements in the materials were determined by gamma-ray spectroscopy. The specific activities (average value for each element) wereUranium-238 (238U): 23.3633 ± 2.035 Bq/kg, 232Th: 10.1967 ± 1.482 Bq/kg, Potassium-40 (40K): 217.4367 ± 25.815 Bq/kg. So, this means the rate of radiation emitted in Kg of building material in these naturally occurring radioactive elements. The research compares this data with international safety limits to look at whether the levels of natural radioactivity in the materials could have health implications for local people.
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