Determination of radon concentrations, surface emission rate and mass emission rate radon in the surface soils of the city of Tuzharmatu in Governorate of Salah Al-Din

Abstract

CN-85 is used to measure the levels of radon. A total of twenty-one surface soil samples were distributed around Tuzkormato's outskirts, while six samples were gathered from the city center. The radon concentration in Tuzhurmato, Imam Ahmad district, ranged from 18.96 Bq.m^-3 to 61.99 Bq.m^-3, while the radon concentration in the Albu Sabah village was 37.09 Bq.m^-3. The surface emission rate (Ex) was 1.14x10^-4 Bq.M^-2.h⁻¹ (Albu Sabah) to 3.73x10^-4 Bq.M^-2.h^-1 (Albu Hassan). The mass emission rate (Em) ranged between 0.12 x 10^-4 Bq.M^-2.h^-1 in Albu Hassan village and 2.81x10^-4 Bq.M^-2.h^-1 in Tuzhurmato-Iqsu district. When these results are compared to the allowable quantity of (ICRP) radon in the soil, which is (200) Bq.m^-3. The comparison revealed that all locations of study agree with these boundaries.