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Fallout 137Cs in soils from North Western Libya

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Fallout levels of 137Cs in surface soil from North WesternLibya have been measured using gamma-ray spectrometry. The activity concentrationsof 137Cs in soil ranged from 975 to 1720 mBq . kg —1 . The areal activity concentrations ranged from 1300 to 2250 mBq .m —2 , and were higly correlated with annual precipitation.The effective dose from external exposure to 137Cs is found tobe 3 nSv . y —1 .

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  1. Radiation Protection and Health Physics Department, Environmental Radiation Measurements Division, Tajoura Nuclear Research Center, P. O. Box, 84326, Tripoli, Libya

    M.A. Shenber

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Shenber, M. Fallout 137Cs in soils from North Western Libya. Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry 250, 193–194 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1013224122677

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