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Concentration measurements of uranium, thorium and their daughter products in water produced from and near oil fields in north of Iraq using SSNTRD’s passive method

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The radioactivity concentrations of 238U, 232Th and their daughter products in water samples collected from different oil fields and sources in north of Iraq, were determined by using CR-39 and LR-115 SSNTRDs. It was found that the concentrations of 238U and 232Th vary between 0.20 and 3.50 ppm and from 0.03 to 1.83 ppm, respectively. According to the recommended values and the calculated annual effective dose, most of the produced water from the studied oil fields is not useful for any direct purpose.

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  1. Department of Physics, College of Education for Pure Science, Tikrit University, Tikrit, Iraq

    Ammir H. Ali

  2. Department of Physics, College of Education for Pure Science, Mosul University, Mosul, Iraq

    Ahmed K. Mheemeed & Hana I. Hassan

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Ali, A.H., Mheemeed, A.K. & Hassan, H.I. Concentration measurements of uranium, thorium and their daughter products in water produced from and near oil fields in north of Iraq using SSNTRD’s passive method. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 303, 959–965 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-014-3573-4

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