Estimation of Annual Gonadal Dose Equivalent in Some  Livestock Food in Libyan Markets

Asma M. AL-abrdi; Areej A. Hazawi; Salha D. Y. Alsaadi; Randa H. Abdullah

doi:10.54172/mjsc.v38i2.1207

Authors

Asma M. AL-abrdi Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Omar Al-Mukhtar University, Libya
Areej A. Hazawi Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Omar Al-Mukhtar University, Libya
Salha D. Y. Alsaadi Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Omar Al-Mukhtar University, Libya https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3248-9130
Randa H. Abdullah Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Benghazi University, Libya

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.54172/mjsc.v38i2.1207

Keywords:

Sodium iodide de-tector, Radiation concentrations, Annual gonadal dose

Abstract

In the present study, the concentrations of ²²⁶Ra, ²³²Th, ²³⁸U, and ⁴⁰K in 10 different samples of foodstuff are investigated using a gamma spectrometer with a Sodium iodide detector NaI(TI). The results indicated that the concentration of ²²⁶Ra, ²³²Th, ²³⁸U, and ⁴⁰K in the samples ranged from (19.14 to 99.79) Bq/kg for radium, the activity concentration of Thorium ranged from (31.09 to 124.93) Bq/kg, the activity concentration of uranium ranged from (24.86 to 103.01) Bq/kg and the activity concentration of potassium ranged from (101.83 to 480.92) Bq/Kg. The results indicated that the annual gonadal dose equivalent (AGDE) of ²²⁶Ra, ²³²Th, and ⁴⁰K in the samples were higher than the permissible level (0.3mSv/y), except samples (S3, S5, S8).

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