Radioactivity Lab contains NaI Gamma Ray Spectroscopy system which is used for radionuclides identification and/or quantification by analysis of the gamma-ray energy produced in a gamma-ray spectrometer. Gamma Ray Spectrometer consists of:

1. 905-4 NaI Scintillation Detector, 3x3-in. crystal, 3-in. tube

2. digit BASE 14-Pin PMT Base for NaI Application

3. LEAD SHIELD G-5 Table-Top Lead Shield for NaI detector

4. A35-B32 ScintiVision-32 Gamma-Ray Analysis with NaI

Lab. Measurements

• Scientific Research in nuclear Technology
• Radioactive measurements for different environmental samples including soil, food, water, building materials…etc.
• Sample analyses and Uranium concentration measurements in addition to more than 20 elements.
• Measurements of gamma emitters' concentrations which contain more than 200 radioisotopes in different environmental samples.
• Scanning of imported products
• Determination of Uranium concentration in different places of Iraq by analysis of natural radioactivity samples (NORM).
• Radon gas Measurements using Nuclear Track Method CR-39 for different environmental samples.

     The field of Pollution Bioindicator studies is one of the most important modern environmental sciences, which deals with using a wide range of living organisms and harnessing them for environmental monitoring purposes by reversing qualitative and quantitative information on sites contaminated with various types of environmental contaminants in order to take the needed measures to assess and address them.

The laboratory is equipped with the following specialized equipment:

* Laminar flow Bio-Digital Clean Bench type BCB-160 D, Hanyang Scientific Equipment Co.Ltd-Korea

* Illuminated Growth Chamber type JSBI-150C, JS Research INCKorea

* Centrifuge Spectrafuge-6C, Labnet international, Inc., USA

* Microscope with camera, Opteka Microscopes, Italy

* Field multi tester (pH/EC/TDS/⁰C), Hanna Instrument Inc., USA