Radiological assessment of cancer risk and Human Health Risk in Bani Waleed city, Libya

  • Mahfoud Aghanaya
DOI https://doi.org/10.58916/jhas.v7i6.591
Published: 2024-12-10
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Abstract: Under specific circumstances, the natural radioactive 226Ra, 232Th, and 40K materials can reach dangerous radiological levels. As a result, research on the levels of natural radioactivity in soil is required to estimate the dose to the population, analyze the health risks, and establish a baseline for potential future changes brought on by human activity.

Hyper-pure germanium (HPGe) gamma ray spectrometry was utilized to examine three sites in Bani Waleed, Libya, in order to determine the radiological health risks, excess lifetime cancer risks, and Effective Dose to Different Body Organs (Dorgan) associated with the use of the soil. Nine samples were collected from each of the three sites (Tagrafeet, Sakia, and City Center) at a depth of ten cm, measured and use an HPGe detector, and the results were compared to the global permissible value. The excess lifetime cancer total, both indoor and outdoor average values were lower than the world permissible value, and the results of all different body organs were below the accepted international limits of 1.0 mSv-1, indicating that the radiation levels in the study area are safe and do not pose a health risk to the local population. The results of this research could serve as significant radiometric baseline data for upcoming epidemiological investigation and prosecution and environmental monitoring programs.

Keywords: Bani Waleed, Tagrafeet, Sakia, City Centre, HPGe.

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Mahfoud Aghanaya. (2024). Radiological assessment of cancer risk and Human Health Risk in Bani Waleed city, Libya. Bani Waleed University Journal of Humanities and Applied Sciences, 7(5), 230-240. https://doi.org/10.58916/jhas.v7i6.591
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