Estimation of Uranium Concentration in sediment Samples of the Part of the Shatt al-Arab passing in central and southern Basrah Governorate using ICP-MS Technique

Abstract

Abstract This work included measuring the concentrations of uranium element in 32 locations of sediments samples were collected from the bottom of the central and southern of shatt al- Arab in Basrah Governorate by using ICP-MS technology, which are found that the uranium concentrations ranged between 1ppm In front of Salhia River and 2ppm in Abu Flous Port located on the shores of Shatt Al-Arab. Measured samples of sediments taken from several locations in central and southern Shatt al-Arab indicate that the uranium concentration is less than 100 ppm, a concentration that characterizes the quality of waste and burdens, rather than mining reserves. This study reveals 32 samples containing uranium concentration within internationally permitted limits. The present results have shown that the uranium concentrations in the studied sediments samples are less than the allowed value (11.7 ppm) recommended by UNSCEAR, 1993.