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Contamination, Radioactivity, Fruit, Vegetable, Iraq. | ||
| Journal of University of Anbar for Pure Science | ||
| Article 3, Volume 13, Issue 2, 2019, Pages 16-22 PDF (329.26 K) | ||
| Document Type: Research Paper | ||
| DOI: 10.37652/juaps.2022.171883 | ||
| Author | ||
| Muthana Shanshal* | ||
| Department of Chemistry, College of Science, University of Baghdad Jadirriya, Baghdad, Iraq. | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Both Solid State Nuclear Track Detector (SSNTD), CR-39, and Geiger-Muller detector were used to estimate possible nuclear radioactive contamination in plant food consumed in Baghdad and its surrounding cities . The results indicate the absence of such contamination, with the exception of two samples in the Districts of Abughraib (Spinach) and Zaafraniya (Potato). However, in both these cases the detected dose was lower than the tolerated dose limit as defined by the World Health Organization (WHO). | ||
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