RADON CONCENTRATION AND ITS EXLATION RATE IN TEA SAMPLES

In the various houses and cafes on the market, social spaces, and tourism, Iraqis are among the most tea-drinking people. Several experts in Iraq and around the globe are interested in investigating the radiation activity of tea in order to determine the radiation hazards linked with both the lives and health of tea addicts. In this research, A plastics nuclear path detector (CR-39) was used to explain the results of radon concentrations and Rn-222 exhalation rates in nine tea specimens. Specimen were taken from a variety of regional Iraqi markets. The chemical then drilling with NaOH solution at 70°C for 8 hours to identify the subsurface paths, which were subsequently analyzed with sufficient resolution by optical microscopes. The radon levels varied between (137.129 - 25.4092) Bq/cm3, with the mean being 72.687 Bq/cm3. The percentage of radon exhalation varied from (15.76981– 2.922053), with an average of 8.359 mBq/m3. h. Exhalation percentage and radon levels have a positive connection (R2 = 0.893). The results of the specimen revealed that its health hazards were not harmful. The findings of research study were contrasted to the findings of other studies that contained other food products and concluded that they were within globally allowed limits and did not pose a hazard to human health and life