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A gamma spectroscopy system was used to analyze the radionuclides in soil samples and to determine the cumulative radioactivity of terrestrial origin in the Riyadh City area. Minimal work has been done in the 1980s to measure the natural background radiation level in Saudi Arabia by using thermoluminescent dosimeters. The measurement of the natural radioactivity in the Riyadh area for the radionuclide concentration in becquerels per kilogram, the exposure rate arising from radionuclides in grays per hour, and the equivalent dose rate in sieverts per hour are the goals of this work. Soil samples were collected from 21 places in Riyadh City. Each site was sampled for two depth profiles, 0 to 5 cm and 5 to 15 cm. These measurements were taken before the Chernobyl accident, and in the absence of any measurements for that area in the past, this work can be considered in future work for a reference /sup 137/Cs concentration in Riyadh soil to determine the /sup 137/Cs increase in the soil after the Chernobyl accident.
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| Authors: |
Al-Kusayer, T.A.;
Al-Haj, A.N.
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| Publication Date: | 1987 Jan 01 |
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| OSTI Identifier: | 7141193 |
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| Report Number(s): | CONF-8711195- |
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| Resource Type: | Conference/Event |
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| Resource Relation: | Journal Name: Trans. Am. Nucl. Soc.; (United States); Journal Volume: 55; Conference: American Nuclear Society winter meeting, Los Angeles, CA, USA, 15 Nov 1987 |
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| Research Org: | King Saud Univ. (Saudi Arabia) |
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| Country of Publication: | United States |
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| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Size: Pages: 87-89 |
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| Other Number(s): | Journal ID: CODEN: TANSA |
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| Specific Type: | Journal Article |
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| Subject: | 54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES; SAUDI ARABIA; BACKGROUND RADIATION; SOILS; ACTIVITY LEVELS; CESIUM 137; GAMMA SPECTROSCOPY; RADIATION DOSES; SAMPLING; ALKALI METAL ISOTOPES; ASIA; BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; CESIUM ISOTOPES; DOSES; ISOTOPES; NUCLEI; ODD-EVEN NUCLEI; RADIATIONS; RADIOISOTOPES; SPECTROSCOPY; YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES |
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| Update Date: | 2008 Feb 12 |
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