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Braz. arch. biol. technol ; 48(spe2): 221-228, Oct. 2005. mapas, graf, tab
Article in English | LILACS | ID: lil-448913

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Potassium-40 was determined in soil in an area with 40,000 m² situated in the western State of Pernambuco, Brazil. For radiometric measurements, the gamma spectrometry method with a high purity germanium (HPGe) detector was used. Sampling of 78 soil samples has been performed at intervals of 25 m. The specific activities of 40K were calculated based on the photopeak of 1.46 MeV. Values from 541 to 3,572 Bq kg-1 were obtained (mean of 1,827 Bq kg-1). These values allowed the determination of the elemental concentrations as well as the absorbed dose rates in air, 1 m above the ground. The values varied from 1.7 to 11.5 percent (mean of 6 percent) and from 23.4 to 154.3 nGy h-1 (mean of 79 nGy h-1), respectively.


A radioatividade do 40K foi determinada em solo em uma área de aproximadamente 40.000 m² localizada no Estado de Pernambuco, Brasil. Para as medidas radiométricas foi usado o método de espectrometria gama com detector de germânio de alta pureza (HPGe). A amostragem perfaz um total de setenta e oito amostras de solo coletadas em intervalos de 25 m. As atividades específicas do 40K foram calculadas com base no fotopico gama de 1,46 MeV. Foram obtidos valores que variaram de 541 a 3.572 Bq kg-1 (média aritmética de 1.827 Bq kg-1). Com base nestes cálculos, obteve-se concentrações elementares e doses absorvidas no ar a 1 m, derivadas da contribuição do 40K no solo, onde os valores obtidos variaram respectivamente de 1,7 a 11,5 por cento (média 6 por cento) e 23,4 a 154,3 nGy h-1 (média 79 nGy h-1).

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