The Measurements of Uranium Concentration in Human Blood in Selected Regions in Iraq Using CR-39 Track Detector

被引：9
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作者：
Al-Hamzawi, Anees A. [1 ,2 ]
Jaafar, M. S. [1 ]
Tawfiq, Nada F. [3 ]
机构：
[1] Univ Sains Malaysia, Sch Phys, George Town 11800, Malaysia
[2] Qadisiya Univ, Coll Educ, Dept Phys, Qadisiya, Iraq
[3] Nahrin Univ, Coll Sci, Dept Phys, Baghdad, Iraq
来源：
MICRO/NANO SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING | 2014年 / 925卷
关键词：
Basrah; CR-39; human blood; fission track; uranium concentration;
D O I：
10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.925.679
中图分类号：
TB3 [工程材料学];
学科分类号：
0805 ; 080502 ;
摘要：
The technique of fission track has been applied to determine the concentration of uranium in blood samples for people, male and female of Basrah city (south of Iraq), using CR-39 track detector. During the Gulf Wars I and II in 1991 and 2003 respectively, this city became a place of military operations. The measurements were done for samples of human blood for people to study the impact of exposure in this city as compared to results from Babylon city (central Iraq); the latter is far from exposure locations. The results showed that the uranium concentrations in human blood of people in Basrah city ranged from 0.83 ppb to 2.47 while for people in Babylon city, the uranium concentration ranged from 0.3 ppb to 1.59 ppb. It has also been found that the uranium concentration in human blood samples of people in Basrah city is higher than those of people in Babylon city. Results showed statistically significant differences in the uranium concentration in the residential area.
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