Abstract
This study is to assesses radioactive materials transported to the beetroot plants grow in different fertilized soil. Equivalent weights of fertilizers were added to the soil prior the plantation. The alpha track densities were estimated utilizing solid state nuclear track detector (SSNTDs), CR-39. The obtained results show that alpha track densities in Beetroot plants in the lower and upper sides of plant leaves were varied from 67.62 Tr.cm−2 to 101.83 Tr.cm−2 and from 45.35 Tr.cm−2 to 94.67 Tr.cm−2 with mean values of 89.96 Tr.cm−2 and 68.48 Tr.cm−2, respectively. Alpha track densities were also measured in the samples of the enhanced plantation soil with fertilizers and in the whole parts of the Beetroot plant which were planted in these soils. These values were compared with alpha track densities obtained from fertilizer samples in the previous studies. The lower face of leaves gives higher α-particles activity than that obtained from the upper face. As well as, the alpha activity from the plants planted in soils enhanced with phosphate compost was found greater as contrast with that planted in a soil enhanced with organic fertilizer. The utilization of organic fertilizer don't cause much risks like contrasted with phosphate fertilizers. Therefore, the alpha activity depends on the nature of fertilizers added to the soil.  Â
Highlights
Occurring radiation is created as a result of unstable nuclei present in the earth's crust or from the atmosphere [1]
The activities of α-track for the lower and upper faces of the beetroot plant sample grown in soil without fertilizers were 67.72 Tr.cm-2 and 45.35 Tr.cm-2 respectively with mean value of 56.49 Tr.cm-2
The utilization of fertilized soil is the reason of the increment in exchange of radioactive materials from the soil to different parts of the plant
Summary
Occurring radiation is created as a result of unstable nuclei present in the earth's crust or from the atmosphere [1]. Assessment of the radiation dose to population is important in order to identify the risks that affect human health and to beware of any future variations in the ecological radioactive materials and its effect on human activities [2]. Metabolism process of plant organisms and physiochemical characteristics of the soil may cause accumulation of radio-isotopes in their organism species. This will in turn increase risk to humans through food chain. It is important to understand the behavior of natural radionuclides in the environment, because such information can be used as the associated parameter values for the radiological assessments [12]. On the other hand, such information can be used as an important data in order to establish baseline data for the future radiation impact assessment, radiation protection and exploration [13]
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