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The annual effective dose for children resulting from the ingestion of radioactive nuclides found in basic diets

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  • Inaam H. Kadhim
  • Saif M. Alghazaly
  • Mohammed Abdul Kadhim Hadi Al-Sadi

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The concentrations of natural radionuclides uranium-238 (238U), thorium-232 (232Th), and potassium-40 (40K) were determined in sixteen basic baby meals that were randomly collected from the markets of Hilla, Iraq, using NaI(Tl). The activity concentration of 238U ranged from 0.075 ± 0.013 Bq.kg-1 in (MG1) to 18.21 ± 0.055 Bq.kg-1 in (SG2), with an average value of 4.00 ± 0.145 Bq.kg-1. The concentration of 232Th ranged from 0.067 ± 0.009 Bq.kg-1 in (MG4) to 15.60 ± 0.08 Bq.kg-1 in (FG1), with an average of 4.97 ± 0.149 Bq.kg-1, while the 40K concentration ranged from 7.210 ± 1.932 Bq.kg-1 in (FG4) to 321.75 ± 0.89 Bq.kg-1 in (MG2), with an average of 96.384 ± 0.895 Bq.kg-1. The annual effective dose resulting from radionuclide ingestion was calculated by analyzing the spectrum of radionuclides and using the annual rate of food consumption and age-dependent dose conversion parameters published in the report of the United Nations Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation. The total effective dose ranged from 0.930 μSv.y-1 in (MG1) to 0.197 μSv.y-1 in (SG2), with an average value of 55.188 μSv.y-1, all of these values being less than the global total dose value of 200 μSv.y-1 for all. This study could be helpful because updated data show a database of natural radionuclide activity in some children's staple diets and annual effective exposure dose values.

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  • Inaam H. Kadhim & Saif M. Alghazaly & Mohammed Abdul Kadhim Hadi Al-Sadi, 2025. "The annual effective dose for children resulting from the ingestion of radioactive nuclides found in basic diets," International Journal of Innovative Research and Scientific Studies, Innovative Research Publishing, vol. 8(2), pages 4046-4053.
    • Handle: RePEc:aac:ijirss:v:8:y:2025:i:2:p:4046-4053:id:6229
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