Studying the Radioactivity of Local and Imported Cars Oil in Baghdad Using High Purity Germanium Detector

Nada Farhan Kadhim; Omer Haythem Adnan; Ali Abdulwahab Ridha

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Studying the Radioactivity of Local and Imported Cars Oil in Baghdad Using High Purity Germanium Detector

Nada Farhan Kadhim, Omer Haythem Adnan, Ali Abdulwahab Ridha

Published in Nuclear Science (Volume 2, Issue 2)

Received: 27 January 2017 Accepted: 15 February 2017 Published: 3 March 2017

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The radioactivity of fifteen cars oil samples were be studied in this research, eight of them are local collected from the fuel station in Baghdad, the remaining seven are imported from different origins collected from local markets of Baghdad. The specific activity of the detected radionuclides were be measured by the spectral analysis technique of gamma-ray using high purity germanium (HPGe) detector. It was also a calculation of radiation risk factors; and the specific effective activity (A_eff), which was calculated for the first time in this research. Eight radionuclides were be detected in this work, ²²⁶Ra, ²¹⁴Pb and ²¹⁴Bi which belong to the uranium-238 series and ²¹²Pb, ²⁰⁸Tl and ²²⁸Ac which belong to Th-232 series in addition to ⁴⁰K and ¹³⁷Cs. The results shown that the radium equivalent activity (Ra_eq) were 1.73 -13.72 Bq/l, the absorbed gamma dose rate (Dˠ) were 0.82 -6.24 nG/h, the representative gamma index (I_γr) were 0.012-0.096, the indoor annual effective dose equivalent (AEDE) _in were 0.004 - 0.03m Sv/y, the outdoor annual effective dose equivalent (AEDE) _out were 0.002-0.037 mSv/y, and the internal hazard index (H_int) 0.009-0.052, the external hazard index (H_ext) 00.5-0.037. Another factor has been calculated for the first time in this research it’s the specific effective activity (A_eff) which is ranged between 1.76 and 13.26 Bq/l. The obtained results were compared with the worldwide average; it was within the recommended values. That mean, oils used in automobile engines are safe, valid for consumption and does not pose a danger to society and the environment.

Published in	Nuclear Science (Volume 2, Issue 2)
DOI	10.11648/j.ns.20170202.12
Page(s)	37-43
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Radionuclides, High Purity Germanium Detector, Car and Engine Oil, Radiation Risk Factors, Specific Effective Activity

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Nada Farhan Kadhim

Physics Department, College of Science, AL-Mustansiriyah University, Baghdad, Iraq
Omer Haythem Adnan

Physics Department, College of Science, AL-Mustansiriyah University, Baghdad, Iraq
Ali Abdulwahab Ridha

Physics Department, College of Science, AL-Mustansiriyah University, Baghdad, Iraq

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AU  - Omer Haythem Adnan
AU  - Ali Abdulwahab Ridha
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