Open AccessMeasurement of uranium concentrations in tap water samples collected from Muthanna governorate, Iraq using nuclear track detector CR-39
Author(s) -
Tuqa H. Al-Zaalimiu,
Anees A. Al-Hamzawi
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
iop conference series. earth and environmental science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1755-1307
pISSN - 1755-1315
DOI - 10.1088/1755-1315/722/1/012039
Subject(s) - uranium , tap water , fission track dating , nuclear track , radiochemistry , cr 39 , water source , environmental science , chemistry , mineralogy , detector , materials science , physics , metallurgy , irradiation , environmental engineering , nuclear physics , apatite , optics , water resource management
In the current study, uranium concentrations were measured in tap water samples collected from selected regions in Muthanna governorate southern Iraq. Fission track analysis technique with alpha track detector (CR-39) has been applied to determine the uranium content. The results of this experimental investigation showed that the highest value of uranium concentration in tap water samples was 4.05 ± 0.16 μg/l found in Al-Hassan district, while the lowest value was 2.02 ± 0.13 μg/l found in Al-Mualimin district. The average value of uranium content in tap water samples was 3.01 ± 0.15 μg/l. The results of the uranium content were compared with the published data and they were found to be within the safety levels.