Environmental Radiological Assessment of Radon-222 in Biological Fluids (Blood and Urine) for the Adult Population of Al-Diwaniyah, Iraq Using CR-39 Detectors

mustafa.qa hilu; Abbas

doi:10.71229/anhbcy02

Authors

Mustafa Adnan Malik Department of Physics, College of Education, University of Al-Qadisiyah, Al-Diwaniyah, Iraq https://orcid.org/0009-0007-0995-3990
Abbas Abd Sweaf Al-Qadisiyah University College, of, Al-Diwaniyah, Iraq

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.71229/anhbcy02

Keywords:

Blood , Urine, Radon gas, CR-39 , Adult population

Abstract

This research was conducted to determine radon (Rn-222) concentrations in the blood and urine of 52 adult male and female residents of the area. Using CR-39 in Diwaniyah

Governorate nuclear track detectors, the study revealed that the average radon (Rn-222) concentration in male blood samples was 6.5636 ± 1.0596 Bq/m³, while in urine samples, it was 4.7359 ± 0.8218 Bq/l for female participants, the average radon (Rn-222) concentration in blood was 7.2023 ± 1.1626 Bq/m³, and in urine samples, it was 4.8780 ± 0.8375 Bq/l. These results fall within the permissible limits established by the World Health Organization (WHO).

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