Effect of the Grain Size of the Soil on the Measured Activity and Variation in Activity in Surface and Subsurface Soil Samples

Tabassum Nasir; Huda Al-Sulaiti; Patrick Henry Regan; David Bradley; Khulud Al-Mugren; Nasser Alkhomashi; Nawras Al-Dahan; Muftah Al-Dosari; Sayed Jamal Bukhari; Marcus Matthews; Todsadol Santawamaitre; Doendara Malain; Ahmad Habib

doi:10.52763/PJSIR.PHYS.SCI.57.3.2014.129.138

Tabassum Nasir Centre for Nuclear and Radiation Physics, Department of Physics, University of Surrey, Guildford GU2 7XH, United Kingdom
Huda Al-Sulaiti Radiation Protection and Chemicals Department, Ministry of Environment, P.O. Box 7634, Doha, Qatar
Patrick Henry Regan Centre for Nuclear and Radiation Physics, Department of Physics, University of Surrey, Guildford GU2 7XH, United Kingdom
David Bradley Centre for Nuclear and Radiation Physics, Department of Physics, University of Surrey, Guildford GU2 7XH, United Kingdom
Khulud Al-Mugren Physics Department, Faculty of Sciences, Princess Nora Bint Abdul Rahman University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Nasser Alkhomashi King Abdulaziz City of Science and Technology (KACST), P.O. Box 6086, Riyadh 11442, Saudi Arabia
Nawras Al-Dahan Department of Physics, College of Science, University of Kerbala, Kerbala, Iraq
Muftah Al-Dosari Radiation Protection and Chemicals Department, Ministry of Environment, P.O. Box 7634, Doha, Qatar
Sayed Jamal Bukhari Information Technology Department, Ministry of Environment, P.O. Box 7634, Doha, Qatar
Marcus Matthews Centre of Environmental Health Engineering, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Surrey, Guildford GU2 7XH, United Kingdom
Todsadol Santawamaitre Centre for Nuclear and Radiation Physics, Department of Physics, University of Surrey, Guildford GU2 7XH, United Kingdom
Doendara Malain Centre for Nuclear and Radiation Physics, Department of Physics, University of Surrey, Guildford GU2 7XH, United Kingdom
Ahmad Habib Centre for Nuclear and Radiation Physics, Department of Physics, University of Surrey, Guildford GU2 7XH, United Kingdom

DOI: https://doi.org/10.52763/PJSIR.PHYS.SCI.57.3.2014.129.138

Keywords: annual effective dose rate, gamma-spectroscopy, grain size, surface and subsurface soil, radiation hazard index, radium equivalent

Effect of the Grain Size of the Soil on the Measured Activity and Variation in Activity in Surface and Subsurface Soil Samples

Grain Size and Activity Concentrations of Soils and Radionuclides

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