Dose Estimate of radon radioactive pollutants in samples of phosphate fertilizers and pesticides

Abstract

Proceeding from the fact that agriculture is a long process of intensification through which society sought to meet its ever-increasing needs for food, and the necessity of countries to meet the needs of their populations, which made them resort to various means to meet these needs and as a result of the steady increase in the use of phosphate fertilizers in particular so that agriculture does not become a cause of exacerbation of environmental pollution with materials Radioactive substances and toxins that pose a significant danger to human life and living organisms, with the accompanying dangerous pathological phenomena. This research measured the concentration of radioactive pollutants in phosphate fertilizers. A s well as analyzing the radon levels in phosphate fertilizers and pesticide samples obtained from marketplaces in Iraq. Radiological parameters were measured using nuclear track detectors to calculate yearly effective exposure levels and the corresponding cancer risk. The acquired data were compared to the UNSCEAR's recommended limits and were determined to be within them.