Investigation of Conventional Radiation and Radionuclide at Ba-Phalaborwa Roads, South Africa
Road surface screening with the AT6101CE GPS detector was conducted in the Ba-Phalaborwa area of South Africa to provide a thorough distribution map of radioactive pollution and absorbed dose rate contribution. The AT6101CE GPS detector detected radionuclides, including Ra226, Th,232K40, Cr51, and M...
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| description | Road surface screening with the AT6101CE GPS detector was conducted in the Ba-Phalaborwa area of South Africa to provide a thorough distribution map of radioactive pollution and absorbed dose rate contribution. The AT6101CE GPS detector detected radionuclides, including Ra226, Th,232K40, Cr51, and Mo99. Six road surface soil samples were collected from a high dose rate location and analysed using an AT6101DR detector. The activity concertation ranged from 1.94−9.46 Bq/kg for Ra226, 1.78−3.63 Bq/kg for Th232 and 11.20−19.78 Bq/kg for K.40 The findings of the outdoor annual effective dosage on air did not exceed the world safe standards of 0.5 mSv/y. The average absorbed dose rate in the air at Ba-Phalaborwa is 0.038 mSv/y for six sample points. It can be established that Namakgale A and B are more susceptible to gamma radiation than Ba-Phalaborwa town. This study indicated that the average absorb dosage rate at Ba-Phalaborwa in the air is 37 nGy/h, which is lower than the global average of 59 nGy/h. Consequently, Namakgale A and B residents, who spend more time on the road and surrounding residents, are more vulnerable to the health risks associated with long-term gamma radiation exposure. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-e9e89c98c7ee4127ae96c8b1efc87d872025-08-20T03:31:16ZengWileyApplied and Environmental Soil Science1687-76752025-01-01202510.1155/aess/6385437Investigation of Conventional Radiation and Radionuclide at Ba-Phalaborwa Roads, South AfricaFhulufhelo Nemangwele0Pfano Nemakonde1Thuso Mudau2Faculty of Science, Engineering, and AgricultureFaculty of Science, Engineering, and AgricultureFaculty of Science, Engineering, and AgricultureRoad surface screening with the AT6101CE GPS detector was conducted in the Ba-Phalaborwa area of South Africa to provide a thorough distribution map of radioactive pollution and absorbed dose rate contribution. The AT6101CE GPS detector detected radionuclides, including Ra226, Th,232K40, Cr51, and Mo99. Six road surface soil samples were collected from a high dose rate location and analysed using an AT6101DR detector. The activity concertation ranged from 1.94−9.46 Bq/kg for Ra226, 1.78−3.63 Bq/kg for Th232 and 11.20−19.78 Bq/kg for K.40 The findings of the outdoor annual effective dosage on air did not exceed the world safe standards of 0.5 mSv/y. The average absorbed dose rate in the air at Ba-Phalaborwa is 0.038 mSv/y for six sample points. It can be established that Namakgale A and B are more susceptible to gamma radiation than Ba-Phalaborwa town. This study indicated that the average absorb dosage rate at Ba-Phalaborwa in the air is 37 nGy/h, which is lower than the global average of 59 nGy/h. Consequently, Namakgale A and B residents, who spend more time on the road and surrounding residents, are more vulnerable to the health risks associated with long-term gamma radiation exposure.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/aess/6385437 |
| spellingShingle | Fhulufhelo Nemangwele Pfano Nemakonde Thuso Mudau Investigation of Conventional Radiation and Radionuclide at Ba-Phalaborwa Roads, South Africa Applied and Environmental Soil Science |
| title | Investigation of Conventional Radiation and Radionuclide at Ba-Phalaborwa Roads, South Africa |
| title_full | Investigation of Conventional Radiation and Radionuclide at Ba-Phalaborwa Roads, South Africa |
| title_fullStr | Investigation of Conventional Radiation and Radionuclide at Ba-Phalaborwa Roads, South Africa |
| title_full_unstemmed | Investigation of Conventional Radiation and Radionuclide at Ba-Phalaborwa Roads, South Africa |
| title_short | Investigation of Conventional Radiation and Radionuclide at Ba-Phalaborwa Roads, South Africa |
| title_sort | investigation of conventional radiation and radionuclide at ba phalaborwa roads south africa |
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