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A method is proposed for determining the background levels of the radiation parameters of soil: exposure dose rate of the sample and the count rate in β radiometry of a thick-layered preparation. Comparing an actually detected radiation parameter of a soil sample and the background level of the same parameter makes it possible to establish the presence and degree of radioactive contamination of the soil and to determine the predominant composition (γ or β emitters) of the radionuclides present in the soil. The method can be used to perform radiation monitoring of land to be used for a particular purpose.
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Prokof'ev, O.N., Smirnov, O.A. Background Levels of the Radiation Parameters of Soil. Atomic Energy 94, 274–277 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1024754205726
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1024754205726