title: Environmental study of fall-out (239+240)Pu in soil samples in Iran.
abstract: The result of a general survey on the concentration of fall-out (239+240)Pu in soil collected from several regions in Iran are presented. The samples represent mixed soil averaged over the depth of 0-50 mm. According to the results obtained by alpha spectrometry on 96 soil samples from 32 locations, the (239+240)Pu concentrations vary in the range 80-360 mBq kg(-1). Under normal operating conditions and present counting setup, the minimum detectable activity (MDA) was approximately 8 mBq kg(-1) for soil samples.
authors.affiliation: National Radiation Protection Department, Iranian Nuclear Regulatory Authority, P.O. Box 14155-4494, Tehran, Iran. maliabadi@aeoi.org.ir
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Aliabadi
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Amidi
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Alirezazadeh
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Attarilar
mesh_terms: D003625:Data Collection; D004784:Environmental Monitoring; D007492:Iran; D011005:Plutonium / Q000032:analysis*; D011847:Radioactive Fallout / Q000032:analysis*; D012990:Soil Pollutants, Radioactive / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D011847:Radioactive Fallout; D012990:Soil Pollutants, Radioactive; D011005:Plutonium