Abstract
The study of environmental radioactivity is a topic not usually included in physics courses at the secondary and even university levels. Consequently, students are not able to properly discuss the effects of exposure to terrestrial gamma radiation. This paper proposes to approach the issue of ionizing radiation interaction with our environment, in which measurements of gamma exposure rates using a Geiger-Müller type gauge are evaluated. The experimental activity is performed in different working environments, urban and touristic, of San Luis province in Argentina. Particularly, the Bebedero salt mine and the La Carolina old gold mine and surrounding areas. Therefore, our aim is also to develop new techniques for teaching physics, awaking the scientific interest of students in nuclear physics applications to environmental sciences.
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