Study of the suitability of Israeli household salt for retrospective dosimetry

Hanan Datz, Sofia Druzhyna, Leonid Oster, Itzhak Orion, Yigal Horowitz

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Abstract

The first results of an in-depth evaluation of the practical potential of common household Israeli salt as a retrospective dosemeter in the event of a nuclear accident or terror attack are presented. Ten brands of salt were investigated with emphasis on four of the bestselling brands that constitute 76 % of the total consumer market. Eight of the ten brands show similar glow curves with two main glow peaks at maximum temperatures of ~176°C and ~225°C measured at a heating rate of 1°C s-1. Chemical analysis of three major brands indicates substantial impurity levels of 200-500 ppm of Ca, K, Mg and S and significant differences of additional ppm trace impurities, which lead to an ~50 % difference in the TL response of the three major brands. Fading in the dark is in significant but under room light is of the order of 35 % per day. The dose response is linear/supralinear with the threshold of supralinearity at ~0.01 Gy reaching maximum value of ~4 at 0.5-1 Gy for two of the major brands. The precision of repeated measurements is ~10 % (1 SD), but the accuracy of dose assessment under field conditions requires further study.

Original languageEnglish
Article numberncv517
Pages (from-to)407-411
Number of pages5
JournalRadiation Protection Dosimetry
Volume170
Issue number1-4
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Sep 2016

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Radiation
  • Radiological and Ultrasound Technology
  • Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging
  • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

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