Abstract
Radioactivity is present everywhere in soil wherefrom it migrates to vegetation and plants. These vegetation/fruits when taken as food result in transfer of the radioactivity to human beings which may cause health hazards. Therefore, information about the presence of radioactivity in vegetation, plants and soil is highly desirable. In this context, we have measured activity of {sup 226}Ra, {sup 232}Th, {sup 40}K and {sup 137}Cs in the vegetation samples which were collected from different towns of the Bahawalpur Division and Islamabad. From the measured activity, radium equivalent activity, internal and external hazard indices and absorbed dose rates were calculated in order to assess the health risk. Transfer factors of the above-mentioned radionuclides from soil to vegetation have also been calculated and presented in this article.
Matiullah, M. , E-mail: matiullah@pieas.edu.pk;
[1]
Ahad, A;
Faheem, Munazza;
[2]
Nasir, Tabassum;
[3]
Rahman, Said
[2]
- PD, PINSTECH, Nilore, Islamabad (Pakistan)
- Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Nilore, Islamabad (Pakistan)
- Department of Physics, Gomal University, D.I. Khan (Pakistan)
Citation Formats
Matiullah, M. , E-mail: matiullah@pieas.edu.pk, Ahad, A, Faheem, Munazza, Nasir, Tabassum, and Rahman, Said.
Measurement of radioactivity in vegetation of the Bahawalpur Division and Islamabad federal capital territory-Pakistan.
United Kingdom: N. p.,
2008.
Web.
doi:10.1016/j.radmeas.2008.04.042.
Matiullah, M. , E-mail: matiullah@pieas.edu.pk, Ahad, A, Faheem, Munazza, Nasir, Tabassum, & Rahman, Said.
Measurement of radioactivity in vegetation of the Bahawalpur Division and Islamabad federal capital territory-Pakistan.
United Kingdom.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.radmeas.2008.04.042
Matiullah, M. , E-mail: matiullah@pieas.edu.pk, Ahad, A, Faheem, Munazza, Nasir, Tabassum, and Rahman, Said.
2008.
"Measurement of radioactivity in vegetation of the Bahawalpur Division and Islamabad federal capital territory-Pakistan."
United Kingdom.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.radmeas.2008.04.042.
@misc{etde_21126719,
title = {Measurement of radioactivity in vegetation of the Bahawalpur Division and Islamabad federal capital territory-Pakistan}
author = {Matiullah, M. , E-mail: matiullah@pieas.edu.pk, Ahad, A, Faheem, Munazza, Nasir, Tabassum, and Rahman, Said}
abstractNote = {Radioactivity is present everywhere in soil wherefrom it migrates to vegetation and plants. These vegetation/fruits when taken as food result in transfer of the radioactivity to human beings which may cause health hazards. Therefore, information about the presence of radioactivity in vegetation, plants and soil is highly desirable. In this context, we have measured activity of {sup 226}Ra, {sup 232}Th, {sup 40}K and {sup 137}Cs in the vegetation samples which were collected from different towns of the Bahawalpur Division and Islamabad. From the measured activity, radium equivalent activity, internal and external hazard indices and absorbed dose rates were calculated in order to assess the health risk. Transfer factors of the above-mentioned radionuclides from soil to vegetation have also been calculated and presented in this article.}
doi = {10.1016/j.radmeas.2008.04.042}
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year = {2008}
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title = {Measurement of radioactivity in vegetation of the Bahawalpur Division and Islamabad federal capital territory-Pakistan}
author = {Matiullah, M. , E-mail: matiullah@pieas.edu.pk, Ahad, A, Faheem, Munazza, Nasir, Tabassum, and Rahman, Said}
abstractNote = {Radioactivity is present everywhere in soil wherefrom it migrates to vegetation and plants. These vegetation/fruits when taken as food result in transfer of the radioactivity to human beings which may cause health hazards. Therefore, information about the presence of radioactivity in vegetation, plants and soil is highly desirable. In this context, we have measured activity of {sup 226}Ra, {sup 232}Th, {sup 40}K and {sup 137}Cs in the vegetation samples which were collected from different towns of the Bahawalpur Division and Islamabad. From the measured activity, radium equivalent activity, internal and external hazard indices and absorbed dose rates were calculated in order to assess the health risk. Transfer factors of the above-mentioned radionuclides from soil to vegetation have also been calculated and presented in this article.}
doi = {10.1016/j.radmeas.2008.04.042}
journal = []
issue = {suppl.1}
volume = {43}
place = {United Kingdom}
year = {2008}
month = {Aug}
}