Radiological dose and health impact to Jordanian populace due to radioactivity in staple food crops from four representative soils in Jordan

Ahmad Hussein Alomari; Muneer Aziz Saleh; Suhairul Hashim; Naif Al-Hada; Ahmad Abukashabeh; Amal Alsayaheen; Morad Hamad

doi:10.1007/s10967-020-07461-6

Radiological dose and health impact to Jordanian populace due to radioactivity in staple food crops from four representative soils in Jordan

Ahmad Hussein Alomari^*
, Muneer Aziz Saleh
, Suhairul Hashim
, Naif Al-Hada
, Ahmad Abukashabeh
, Amal Alsayaheen
, Morad Hamad

^*Corresponding author for this work

Department of Female Education

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In the current study, the activity concentrations of ⁴⁰K, ²²⁶Ra,²³²Th, and ¹³⁷Cs were measured in 39 wheat crops samples and their associated soils taken from four representative soils in Jordan to estimate the annual effective dose and lifetime risk assessment due to intake of these radionuclides in wheat crops. The mean annual effective dose and the excess lifetime risk due to ⁴⁰K and ²²⁶Ra intake in wheat grains was 0.4 mSv and 14.64 × 10⁻⁴ exceeding the global average of 0.178 mSv and 10⁻⁴, respectively. ²²⁶Ra had the most significant contribution (72% of the total), followed by ⁴⁰K (28%).

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1679-1689
Number of pages	11
Journal	Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry
Volume	326
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-020-07461-6
State	Published - Dec 2020

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Keywords

Annual effective dose
Jordan
Natural radioactivity
Physicochemical properties
Transfer factor
Wheat

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Analytical Chemistry
Nuclear Energy and Engineering
Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging
Pollution
Spectroscopy
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis

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Radiological dose and health impact to Jordanian populace due to radioactivity in staple food crops from four representative soils in Jordan. / Alomari, Ahmad Hussein; Saleh, Muneer Aziz; Hashim, Suhairul et al.
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