Measurement and Study on the Concentration of Radioactive Radon Gas in Selected Sample of Artesian Groundwater in the Vcinity of Al- Zubair District, Basra Governorate/ Iraq

Abstract

This study included measuring the concentration of radioactive radon gas in selected samples of artesian groundwater in the vicinity of Al-Zubair district. Fifty-two sample were collected from that region in Basra Governorate, southern Iraq, using the electronic radon detector RAD-7. Mean of radon gas concentration and the standard deviation mean were calculated and its value was (0.08 ± 5.392 ), The annual effective dose rate was (1.189 E-05), and thus the concentration of radon gas in the groundwater was within the natural limits set by the competent organizations, as the maximum allowable limit for the concentration of radon gas in the water according to the EPA agency was (11.1 Bq.L^-1). The paper topic was chosen because topic due to the importance of groundwater in the Al-Zubair district for desalination of drinking water and irrigation of agricultural crops such as tomatoes, eggplant, onions, vegetables and palms in the region.