Ảnh hưởng địa sinh học đến nồng độ hoạt tính 220Rn trong khí đất của bang Johor, Malaysia

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R. Haruna1,2, M. A. Saleh3, S. Hashim1,4, K. Hamzah3, J. Zainal3, N. Rusli5, M. S. M. Sanusi1
1Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Skudai, Malaysia
2Department of Physics, School of Secondary Education (Sciences), Federal College of Education, Zaria, Nigeria
3Department of Energy Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering and Energy Engineering, Universiti of Teknologi Malaysia, Skudai, Malaysia
4Centre for Sustainable Nanomaterials (CSNano), Ibnu Sina Institute for Scientific and Industrial Research (ISI-SIR), Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Skudai, Malaysia
5Department of Urban and Regional Planning, Faculty Built Environment and Surveying, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Skudai, Malaysia

Tóm tắt

Sự đóng góp của thoron (220Rn) vào phơi nhiễm bức xạ tự nhiên thường bị xem nhẹ. Tuy nhiên, các bề mặt xốp khô với hàm lượng 232Th tương đối cao có thể tiềm ẩn nguy cơ bức xạ thoron đối với môi trường. Do đó, nghiên cứu này nhằm thiết lập dữ liệu cơ bản về nồng độ hoạt tính 220Rn trong khí đất và phân loại dữ liệu đo được dựa trên địa chất của bang Johor, Malaysia. Nồng độ hoạt tính của 220Rn trong khí đất được đo bằng cách sử dụng máy phát hiện alpha RAD7. Dữ liệu nồng độ hoạt tính 220Rn đo được dao động từ MDA đến 159.07 ± 3.40 Bq/L. Phép thử Kruskal-Wallis trên dữ liệu nồng độ 220Rn giữa các hình thức địa chất và các loại đất cho thấy kết quả có ý nghĩa thống kê, p = 0.006 và p = 0.005, tương ứng. Một bản đồ đồng nồng độ 220Rn trong khí đất được tạo ra. Bản đồ chỉ ra rằng các giá trị nồng độ cao hơn thường đặc trưng cho các huyện Muar và Ledang.

Từ khóa

#220Rn #khí đất #phơi nhiễm bức xạ #địa chất #Johor #Malaysia

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