Document Type : Research Paper
Authors
Anbar University - College of Science
Abstract
A concentration of uranium was measured in this study for seventeen samples of
soil distributed in three Sulphuric Spring addition other regions as a back ground on the
Hit City in AL-Anbar Governorate. The uranium concentrations in soil samples
measured by using fission tracks registration in (CR-39) track detector that caused by
the bombardment of Uranium nuclei (U) with thermal neutrons from (241 Am-Be)
neutron source that has flux of (5 ×103 n cm-2 s-1).
The concentrations values were calculated by a comparison with standard samples.
The results shows that the uranium concentrations in first spring varies from (1.564-
2.253 ppm), second sprin (1.797-1.979 ppm), while in third spring are (1.964-2.518
ppm), and the average uranium concentration in other regions (1.572ppm). The
conclusionshows that the uranium concentration in Sulphuric Spring is relatively
higher than back ground.
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