Research Article
Natural Radioactivity in Soil and Water from Likuyu Village in the Neighborhood of Mkuju Uranium Deposit
Table 1
The Standard reference values and experimental activity values of the IAEA reference soil 375 (Bq/kg ± SD).
| Radionuclides | Energy (keV) | Experimental activity concentration | Certified reference values |
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226Ra | 186.5 keV | 20.54 ± 0.9 | 20.0 ± 0.9 |
214Pb | 295.2 | 19.46 ± 0.8 | 19.96 ± 0.8 | 351.92 | 20.61 ± 1.1 | 19.96 ± 0.5 |
214Bi | 1764 | 20.94 ± 0.8 | 19.96 ± 0.4 | 2477.7 | 22.46 ± 1.2 | 19.96 ± 0.9 |
40K | 1460 | 499.93 ± 2.1 | 423.40 ± 0.2 |
228Ac | 338.5 | 21.58 ± 1.5 | 20.46 ± 0.3 |
208TI | 860.4 | 22.20 ± 1.1 | 20.46 ± 0.3 | 2614.5 | 22.44 ± 1.7 | 20.46 ± 0.6 |
228Ac | 910.7 | 22.29 ± 0.7 | 20.46 ± 0.5 | 968.5 | 23.69 ± 0.9 | 20.46 ± 0.5 |
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