Detecting of the Risk Indicator Parameters of Radioactive Nuclides Around the Stores of Fertilizer and Pesticides, Al Jazeera Agricultural Project Using the Germanium Detector

Hafiz Fatelrahman Babeker Fadl Alla; Mahmoud Hamid Mahmoud Hilo; Ahmed Al Hassan Alfaki; Ahmed Mohamed Salih Hamid

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Detecting of the Risk Indicator Parameters of Radioactive Nuclides Around the Stores of Fertilizer and Pesticides, Al Jazeera Agricultural Project Using the Germanium Detector

Hafiz Fatelrahman Babeker Fadl Alla, Mahmoud Hamid Mahmoud Hilo, Ahmed Al Hassan Alfaki, Ahmed Mohamed Salih Hamid

Published in International Journal of High Energy Physics (Volume 8, Issue 1)

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This study shows the assessment of radiation hazard parameters due to terrestrial radionuclide's in soil around the residential areas near the stores of fertilizer and pesticides, Al Jazeera agricultural project Radiation hazard parameters were was computed. These include excess lifetime cancer risk, annual gonadal dose equivalent hazard index, radium equivalent activity and external hazard. Obtained result indicates that some of the radiation hazard parameters, the average value excess lifetime cancer risk (ELCR) 0.12 × 10^-3 μSv, were found to be lower than the UNSCEAR reported value of 0.29 × 10⁻³ μSv (UNSCEAR 2000), and that of average annual gonadal dose equivalent hazard index 214.59 µSVyear^-1, the average value of AGDE in the region is the lower than worldwide average of 300 μSv/y (UNSCEAR 2000). the average radium equivalent Ra_eq (Bqkg^-1) 64.3 Bqkg^-1. The average external hazard index (H_ex) 0.18, the calculated H_ex values for all the samples were found to be below unity, which does not cause harm to the populations of the investigated region. Radiation hazard parameters due to terrestrial radionuclide's in the soil samples were compared to the international values reported by United Nations Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation (UNSCEAR, 2000) and previous studies on the region.

Published in	International Journal of High Energy Physics (Volume 8, Issue 1)
DOI	10.11648/j.ijhep.20210801.12
Page(s)	13-18
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Radiation Hazard, Stores, Fertilizer and Pesticides, Excess Lifetime Cancer Risk (ELCR), External Hazard (H_ex)

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Hafiz Fatelrahman Babeker Fadl Alla

Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Sudan University of Science and Technology, Khartoum, Sudan
Mahmoud Hamid Mahmoud Hilo

Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Sudan University of Science and Technology, Khartoum, Sudan
Ahmed Al Hassan Alfaki

Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Sudan University of Science and Technology, Khartoum, Sudan
Ahmed Mohamed Salih Hamid

Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Sudan University of Science and Technology, Khartoum, Sudan

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T1  - Detecting of the Risk Indicator Parameters of Radioactive Nuclides Around the Stores of Fertilizer and Pesticides, Al Jazeera Agricultural Project Using the Germanium Detector
AU  - Hafiz Fatelrahman Babeker Fadl Alla
AU  - Mahmoud Hamid Mahmoud Hilo
AU  - Ahmed Al Hassan Alfaki
AU  - Ahmed Mohamed Salih Hamid
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PB  - Science Publishing Group
SN  - 2376-7448
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AB  - This study shows the assessment of radiation hazard parameters due to terrestrial radionuclide's in soil around the residential areas near the stores of fertilizer and pesticides, Al Jazeera agricultural project Radiation hazard parameters were was computed. These include excess lifetime cancer risk, annual gonadal dose equivalent hazard index, radium equivalent activity and external hazard. Obtained result indicates that some of the radiation hazard parameters, the average value excess lifetime cancer risk (ELCR) 0.12 × 10-3 μSv, were found to be lower than the UNSCEAR reported value of 0.29 × 10−3 μSv (UNSCEAR 2000), and that of average annual gonadal dose equivalent hazard index 214.59 µSVyear-1, the average value of AGDE in the region is the lower than worldwide average of 300 μSv/y (UNSCEAR 2000). the average radium equivalent Raeq (Bqkg-1) 64.3 Bqkg-1. The average external hazard index (Hex) 0.18, the calculated Hex values for all the samples were found to be below unity, which does not cause harm to the populations of the investigated region. Radiation hazard parameters due to terrestrial radionuclide's in the soil samples were compared to the international values reported by United Nations Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation (UNSCEAR, 2000) and previous studies on the region.
VL  - 8
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