Application of Nuclear Analysis in Assessment of Environmental Pollution Part 1 Contamination of Plant and Soil by Fluorine

摘要

Fluorine contaminates the environment. The study of fluorine contamination profile can be made easy by the use of nuclear ana- lytic method. Measurement of prompt gamma emitted from bombarding fluorine polluted environmental sample with proton beam from ac- celerator provides rapid assessment of fluorine contamination. In this paper, 340 keV proton beam induced F~19(P,αγ) O~16 reaction is per- formed, measurement of prompt gamma 6130 keV gives fluorine content in the soil and leaves of plants (parasol, cotton and glossy privet), taken from the fluorine polluted area.