Open AccessActivity Concentrations Of Environmental Samples Collected In Samarkand Region Of Uzbekistan
Author(s) -
G. Akhmedova,
R. M. Eshburiev,
Ulugbek Tukhtaev,
Shakhboz Khasanov,
A. Kahhorova,
Sh. Sayfiev,
E. D. Umarov
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
the american journal of applied sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2689-0992
DOI - 10.37547/tajas/volume02issue10-20
Subject(s) - radionuclide , spectrometer , spectral line , detector , environmental science , analytical chemistry (journal) , chemistry , environmental chemistry , physics , nuclear physics , optics , astronomy
The results of the investigations of the activity concentration of natural radionuclides in certain building materials and foodstuff samples obtained from the Nurabad district of the Samarkand region of Uzbekistan are presented. The gamma radiation spectra of the samples were measured in Marinelli beaker geometry on γ- spectrometer with a Ge(Li) detector and energy resolution 6% on the 1332 keV line of 60Co. A personal computer and standard computer programs were used to accumulate and process the spectra. The characteristic density of the samples ranged from 140 to 1810 g/l. The activity concentration of 40K was observed to be comparatively higher than that of both 226Ra and 232Th in all the studied samples. The results reveal that the low activity of 137Cs in the samples is attributed due to its half-life decay period.