Dose Rate Investigating and Surface Contamination in Iraqi Tap Water Employing Radeye B20 Detector

Abstract

Twenty-five Iraqi tap water samples were collected from various Iraqi cities and twenty-five mineral water sample collected from local markets; these samples kept inside certain plastic Polypropylene beakers and prepared for examination. Three important parameters were measured, Dose rate, Surface contamination and General Count Rate per second using a portable detector (RadEye B20) for the normal state of the samples once and after they were boiled again to explore the differences between them. The results showed that mineral water measurements are lower than tap water. After boiling, the detector readings were not affected (Except for the normal error rate of the detector and instrument sensitivity), However, the mean value of Dose rate, Surface contamination and General Count Rate per second measurements were (0.294 Bq/cm2, 0.204 µsv/h and 0.508 Cps) and (0.274 Bq/cm2, 0.184 µsv/h and 0.468 Cps) respectively for tap and mineral waters (Before boiling), Despite this, all samples did not pose an appreciable danger to human life.