Evaluation of radionuclide concentration in our environment is beneficial in tracking health problems. In Iraq, several studies regarding the assessment of naturally occurring radionuclide concentration have been performed by many researchers around the country. Here we review the studies performed to evaluate the concentration of radionuclides in Iraqi cities in soil, water and plants. The findings show that the radon and radioactive elements in soil samples are below the international standard limits, except in Sulaimany, Al-Dura thermal power plant, and Basrah where elevated amounts of radioactive elements have been recorded. The total mean values of U and Th in soil were found to be lower than their values in other selected countries and lower than the world mean value suggested by UNSCEAR. Elevated levels of the mean values of potassium concentrations have been noticed. In water, the radionuclide concentrations were below the international standards in Iraqi cities except for Sulaimany, Karbala, Mosul and Najaf cities. The total mean radionuclides concentration in water was below the values recorded in other countries. Elevated radionuclide concentrations in plants have been recorded, especially for Cs. The results confirm the presence of environmental pollution from potassium in the soils of Iraq, as well as a high concentration of radionuclide in plants, especially the presence of the Cs in truffles. So, there is an urgent need to purify those regions from radioactive materials.

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伊拉克土壤、水和植物中放射性物质的浓度：综述

评估我们环境中的放射性核素浓度有助于跟踪健康问题。在伊拉克，全国各地的许多研究人员已经进行了几项关于评估自然产生的放射性核素浓度的研究。在这里，我们回顾了评估伊拉克城市土壤、水和植物中放射性核素浓度的研究。研究结果显示，土壤样本中的氡气和放射性元素均低于国际标准限值，但苏莱曼尼、杜拉热电厂和巴士拉的放射性元素含量有所升高。土壤中 U 和 Th 的总平均值低于其他选定国家的值，也低于 UNSCEAR 建议的世界平均值。已注意到钾浓度平均值升高。除苏莱曼尼、卡尔巴拉、摩苏尔和纳杰夫城市外，伊拉克城市水中的放射性核素浓度均低于国际标准。水中总平均放射性核素浓度低于其他国家记录的值。据记录，植物中放射性核素浓度升高，尤其是铯。结果证实伊拉克土壤中存在钾污染环境，植物中放射性核素浓度高，尤其是松露中存在铯。因此，迫切需要净化这些地区的放射性物质。