Title: Alpha radioactivity emitted from Turkish edible oils used in Iraqi kitchen

Authors: Abdalsattar Kareem Hashim; Fouad A. Majeed

Addresses: Department of Physics, College of Science, University of Kerbala, Kerbala, Iraq ' Department of Physics, College of Education for Pure Sciences, University of Babylon, Babylon, Iraq

Abstract: The radioactivity of alpha particles is a natural part of our daily life in which exposure to radiation activity is received by all people and which takes place naturally in food, water, and air. Ten different samples of edible oils of Turkish origin obtainable in the Iraqi market were examined using CR-39 nuclear solid-state tracks detectors to detect the radon exhalation rate and the effective radium content and uranium concentrations. The uranium concentration was found to vary from 0.051 ppm to 0.215 ppm and with an average value of 0.132 ppm. For samples, the content of effective radium varies from 345.366 mBq/kg to 1455.027 mBq/kg and with an average value of 900.196 mBq/kg. The mass exhalation rates of radon values differ from 2.610 mBq/kg.h to 10.998 mBq/kg.h, and with an average value 6 of .804 mBq/kg.h, while the rates of exhalation surface of radon differ from (3.076 to 12.958) mBq/m².h, with a mean value of 8.017 mBq/m².h. The results of this study do not represent a danger to people from the point of view of the health risks associated with radiation, being within the limits allowed internationally, as well as compared with the results of other studies, including various foods, by many researchers.

Keywords: alpha radioactivity; Turkish edible oil; sealed can technique; CR-39.

DOI: 10.1504/IJNEST.2020.112154

International Journal of Nuclear Energy Science and Technology, 2020 Vol.14 No.2, pp.133 - 140

Received: 11 Apr 2020
Accepted: 29 Aug 2020
Published online: 04 Jan 2021 *

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