Measurement of Radioactivity Resulting from the Isotopes of Potassium 40K and Cesium 137Cs of Seawater Samples from the Blue Beach Resort in the Mediterranean, Syria
Abstract
In this work, Seawater samples from the Blue Beach Resort were concentrated by evaporation by direct exposure to sunlight. The initial volume of samples in which, after concentration, potassium 40K radioactivity was measured, was (4L) or greater. The energy of the gamma spectrometer used was calibrated using point sources, and the efficiency was calibrated using standard sources. It has been demonstrated, under certain conditions, that a point source can be used to calibrate efficiency. The validity of the gamma spectrometer used was also tested by comparing its parameters at the date of measurement with its parameters at the date of previous measurements. The potassium 40K activity, measured in sea waters from the Mediterranean Blue Beach Resort, Syria, is at a low level compared to other water areas globally. As for the activity of cesium 137Cs, it was, in this study, not detected (N.D).
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