Transfer of Natural Radionuclides from Soil to Abu Dhabi Date Palms

Nuclear power and modern agriculture are two crucial sectors for sustainable development in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). As these industries mature rapidly country, their long-term inter-compatibility needs monitoring with local data on transfer of radionuclides from arid sandy soils to farm products. Date palms, main crop Arabian Peninsula, remain largely unstudied radioecological impact assessments. This paper reports first measurement soil UAE date palms concentration ratios natural radionuclides. Representative samples soils, fruits, leaves seven Abu Dhabi have been studied using gamma-spectrometry. Average activity concentrations around 278.9 Bq kg−1 40K, 15.5 238U, 8.3 232Th. The latter decay chains, plant samples, close detection limits, signifying lower levels flora need upgrading analytical techniques. geometric means fruit 1.12 but negligibly low others—approximately 0.08 238U 0.17 232Th chains. respective approximately 0.13, 0.36, 0.77. Personal radiation doses due dates very low, posing no danger public.