Assessment of the Activity Concentrations of the Naturally Occurring Radionuclides from the Samples Collected from the Different (CUFL & JFL) Urea Fertilizer Company Limited

Authors: M.M. Uddin, A. Hossain, M. M. Haque, S. Barua

Affiliations: Department of Natural Science, Port City International University, Chittagong, Department of Physics, University of Chittagong, Chittagong

Emails: [email protected]

Journal: International Journal of Fundamental Physical Sciences (IJFPS)

Volume: 7, Issue: 3, Pages: 25-29, Date: September, 2017

ISSN: 2231-8186

DOI: https://doi.org/10.14331/ijfps.2017.330104

Abstract

The activity concentrations of 238U, 232Th and 40K were determined for urea samples collected from Chittagong Urea Fertilizer Limited (CUFL) and Jamuna Fertilizer Company Limited (JFL) using calibrated high purity germanium (HPGe) detectors. Measurements showed variable concentrations: some below and others above the world average values. No artificial radionuclide 137Cs was found. The mean representative index was below unity, suggesting that the factories are safe for workers and surrounding populations.

Keywords

Activity Concentration, Natural Radionuclides, Gamma Ray Spectroscopy, World Average Values

License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/