Natural radionuclide assessment of soil from Tasik Paya Bungor, Gambang. / Izzah Amirah Hazlinda Medar

The environment is definitely exposed to radiation. There are many sources that contribute to the natural background; one of them is natural radionuclides. Radionuclides are including Uranium-238 (238U), Thorium-232 (232Th) and Potassium-40 (40K) with an unstable nucleus. The concentration of nat...

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Main Author: Medar, Izzah Amirah Hazlinda
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Published: Faculty Of Applied Sciences 2018
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spelling uitm-248462019-07-19T01:36:27Z http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/24846/ Natural radionuclide assessment of soil from Tasik Paya Bungor, Gambang. / Izzah Amirah Hazlinda Medar Medar, Izzah Amirah Hazlinda Environmental conditions. Environmental quality. Environmental indicators Radiation chemistry The environment is definitely exposed to radiation. There are many sources that contribute to the natural background; one of them is natural radionuclides. Radionuclides are including Uranium-238 (238U), Thorium-232 (232Th) and Potassium-40 (40K) with an unstable nucleus. The concentration of naturally occurring radionuclides materials (NORM) in the surrounding may cause by human activities such as agricultures activities, fertilizers and fossil fuels combustion. The unexpected exposure to radionuclides usually will affect the living organisms including human health in long term effect. The study was done to know the concentration of naturally occurring radioactive material (NORM) in the soil aside from to find the radiological risk in Tasik Paya Bungor, Gambang. The sample was collected by using hand auger and then survey meter is used to obtain the absorbed dose rate of that place. The concentration of 238U, 232Th, 4<1<. were obtained by using EDXRF are 67.80 ± 11.87 Bq / kg, 149.74 ± 15.76 Bq / kg and 543.10 ± 16.34 Bq / kg respectively. The results obtained are higher than the concentrations of world limit for 238U, 232Th and 40K which are 33 Bq kg-I, 40 Bq kg-I and 420 Bq kg-I, respectively. For the radiological risk studied in Tasik Paya Bungor, Gambang area are based on the radium equivalent activity, absorbed dose rate, annual effective dose and external hazard index. The mean averages of the radiological risks are 323.76 Bq kg-I, 151.44 nGy / yr, 0.186 mSv / yr and 0.874 Hex respectively. The results obtained are averagely lower compared to the world limit for the radium equivalent activity, absorbed dose rate, annual effective dose and external hazard index which are 370 Bq kg-I, 58 nGy / yr, 0.3 mSv / yr and 1 Hex respectively. Finally, the isodose map was generated by using Surfer 15 software. Faculty Of Applied Sciences 2018 Student Project NonPeerReviewed text en http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/24846/1/PPb_IZZAH%20AMIRAH%20HAZLINDA%20MEDAR%20AS%20C%2018_5.PDF Medar, Izzah Amirah Hazlinda (2018) Natural radionuclide assessment of soil from Tasik Paya Bungor, Gambang. / Izzah Amirah Hazlinda Medar. [Student Project] (Unpublished)
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Radiation chemistry
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Radiation chemistry
Medar, Izzah Amirah Hazlinda
Natural radionuclide assessment of soil from Tasik Paya Bungor, Gambang. / Izzah Amirah Hazlinda Medar
description The environment is definitely exposed to radiation. There are many sources that contribute to the natural background; one of them is natural radionuclides. Radionuclides are including Uranium-238 (238U), Thorium-232 (232Th) and Potassium-40 (40K) with an unstable nucleus. The concentration of naturally occurring radionuclides materials (NORM) in the surrounding may cause by human activities such as agricultures activities, fertilizers and fossil fuels combustion. The unexpected exposure to radionuclides usually will affect the living organisms including human health in long term effect. The study was done to know the concentration of naturally occurring radioactive material (NORM) in the soil aside from to find the radiological risk in Tasik Paya Bungor, Gambang. The sample was collected by using hand auger and then survey meter is used to obtain the absorbed dose rate of that place. The concentration of 238U, 232Th, 4<1<. were obtained by using EDXRF are 67.80 ± 11.87 Bq / kg, 149.74 ± 15.76 Bq / kg and 543.10 ± 16.34 Bq / kg respectively. The results obtained are higher than the concentrations of world limit for 238U, 232Th and 40K which are 33 Bq kg-I, 40 Bq kg-I and 420 Bq kg-I, respectively. For the radiological risk studied in Tasik Paya Bungor, Gambang area are based on the radium equivalent activity, absorbed dose rate, annual effective dose and external hazard index. The mean averages of the radiological risks are 323.76 Bq kg-I, 151.44 nGy / yr, 0.186 mSv / yr and 0.874 Hex respectively. The results obtained are averagely lower compared to the world limit for the radium equivalent activity, absorbed dose rate, annual effective dose and external hazard index which are 370 Bq kg-I, 58 nGy / yr, 0.3 mSv / yr and 1 Hex respectively. Finally, the isodose map was generated by using Surfer 15 software.
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author Medar, Izzah Amirah Hazlinda
author_facet Medar, Izzah Amirah Hazlinda
author_sort Medar, Izzah Amirah Hazlinda
title Natural radionuclide assessment of soil from Tasik Paya Bungor, Gambang. / Izzah Amirah Hazlinda Medar
title_short Natural radionuclide assessment of soil from Tasik Paya Bungor, Gambang. / Izzah Amirah Hazlinda Medar
title_full Natural radionuclide assessment of soil from Tasik Paya Bungor, Gambang. / Izzah Amirah Hazlinda Medar
title_fullStr Natural radionuclide assessment of soil from Tasik Paya Bungor, Gambang. / Izzah Amirah Hazlinda Medar
title_full_unstemmed Natural radionuclide assessment of soil from Tasik Paya Bungor, Gambang. / Izzah Amirah Hazlinda Medar
title_sort natural radionuclide assessment of soil from tasik paya bungor, gambang. / izzah amirah hazlinda medar
publisher Faculty Of Applied Sciences
publishDate 2018
url http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/24846/
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