Estimation of Annual Gonadal Dose Equivalent in Some Livestock Food in Libyan Markets

Abstract

In the present study, the concentrations of 226Ra, 232Th, 238U, and 40K in 10 different samples of foodstuff are investigated using a gamma spectrometer with a Sodium iodide detector NaI(TI). The results indicated that the concentration of 226Ra, 232Th, 238U, and 40K in the samples ranged from (19.14 to 99.79) Bq/kg for radium, the activity concentration of Thorium ranged from (31.09 to 124.93) Bq/kg, the activity concentration of uranium ranged from (24.86 to 103.01) Bq/kg and the activity concentration of potassium ranged from (101.83 to 480.92) Bq/Kg. The results indicated that the annual gonadal dose equivalent (AGDE) of 226Ra, 232Th, and 40K in the samples were higher than the permissible level (0.3mSv/y), except samples (S3, S5, S8).