The Pollution by Europium-152 in Soil of Kasra and Atash, Iraq

Abstract

This study has been carried out to measure the specific activity of Eu-152 nuclides contaminated in soil samples at Kasra and Atash that it is taken from Al-Tuwaitha site in Baghdad. Ten samples were collected from different the area under study in Baghdad. The measurements have been done using spectral analysis technique for gamma-ray By using scintillation detector system NaI(Tl) gamma spectroscopy with 3"×3". The results show that, specific activity in soil samples under study were ranged from 21.45±0.33 Bq/kg to 96786.84±41.84 Bq/kg with an average 10039.63 Bq/kg. Soil samples are not safe to work in and does constitute a danger or hazard to the citizens.