Radiation Pollution Lab

Projects & Researches

• Measurements of Indoor Radon-222 Concentration Levels in School Rooms in the Northern Part of Hebron Province, Palestine. Funded by the Deanship of Scientific Research. Hebron University, Hebron – Palestine, 2008- 2009.
• Design Dosimeters to Measurement Radon-222 Concentrations in Different Drinking Water Samples in Southern Part of West bank –Palestine, and its Impact on Human Health, 2012- 2013.
• Measurements of Indoor Radon-222 Concentration Levels in the Environment of West bank, Palestine: National program for the control of public exposure to Radon-222 in Palestine.  Presented to IAEA, 2016- 2017.
• Investigation of Radioactivity Contents in Different Types of Foodstuff Samples Used in Palestine and its Impact on Human Health. Presented to IAEA, 2016- 2017.
• Measurement of Radiation Emitted by the Antennas of Mobile Base Stations and its Effects on Humans at Hebron Governorate- West Bank- Palestine. 2016- 2017.
• Assessment of Radiation Exposure to Radiologic Technologists in the Hospitals of Hebron Province- Palestine, 2017.

Publication

• Thabayneh K. M., et al., Assessment of Natural and Man –Made Radioactivity Levels of the Plant Leaves Samples as Bio- Indicators of Pollution in Hebron District- Palestine., Arab J. of  Nuclear  Science  and Applications, 39(2), 232-242, 2006.
• Thabayneh K. M., Radioactivity Measurements in Different Types of Fabricated Building Materials used in Palestine. , Arab J. of Nuclear Science and Applications, 40(3), 207-219, 2007.
• Thabayneh K. M., Indoor Radon Concentration Measurements in Tarqumia Girl Schools at Western Hebron Region –Palestine, Isotope and Radiation  Research J., 38(4), 1067-1077, 2006.
• Thabayneh K. M., Sroor A., and Abdel-Haleem S., Environmental Nuclear Studies of Natural and Manmade Radioactivity at Hebron Region in Palestine., Al-Quds Univ. J. for Research and Studies, 12, 23- 42, 2008.
• Thabayneh K. M., and Awawdeh K., Measurements of 222Rn Concentration levels and calculates Exhalation Rates in Some Dwellings of Dura City – Palestine. Al-Azhar J. of Science, 18(2), 17-28, 2007.
• Thabayneh K. M., Natural Radioactivity in Different Commercial Ceramic Samples Used in Palestinian Buildings as Construction Materials. Hebron University Research J. (A) (Natural Science), 3(2), 49-58, 2008.
• Thabayneh K. M., Rn-222 Concentration Level Measurements and Exhalation Rates in Different Types of Building Materials Used in Palestinian Buildings. Isotope and Radiation Research J., 40(2), 277- 289, 2008.
• Thabayneh K. M., Mashal L. and Hasan F., Radioactivity Concentration in Soil Samples in the Southern Part of the West Bank-Palestine., Rad. Prot. Dos., 131(2), 265-271,2008.
• Thabayneh K. M., Jazzar M. M., Natural Radioactivity Levels and Estimation of Radiation Exposure in Environmental Soil Samples from Tulkarem Province – Palestine. Open J. of Soil Science, 2, 7-16, 2012.Thabayneh K. M., Abu-Samreh M. M., Mashal L. A. and Awawdeh K. M., Determination of Natural Radioactivity Concentrations and Dose Assessment in Natural Water Resources from Hebron Province, Palestine. Hebron University Research J. (A). 6, 19 – 33, 2012.
• Thabayneh K. M., Abu-Samreh M. M., and Elian M.M., Assessment of Indoor Radon Levels in Dwellings of Beit Fajjar City, Palestine. Hebron University Research J. (A). 6, 47 – 60, 2012.
• Thabayneh K. M., Measurement of Natural Radioactivity and Radon Exhalation rate in Granite samples Used in Palestinian Buildings, Arab J Sci. Eng., 38(1):201–207, 2013.
• Thabayneh K. M.,  and Jazzar M. M., Radioactivity Levels in Some Plant Samples in the North Western of West - Bank , Palestine and Evaluation of the Radiation Hazard, Rad. Prot. Dos., 153(4),  467–474, 2013. 
• Shoeib M.Y., Thabayneh K.M., Assessment of Natural Radiation Exposure and Radon Exhalation Rate in Various Samples of Egyptian Building Materials. J. of Radiation Research and Applied Science, 7 (2), 174-181, 2014.Jazzar M. M. and Thabayneh K. M., Exposure of Dwelling Populations to Alpha Particles and its Health Impact in Illar Region, Tulkarem – Palestine. International J.  of Environmental Engineering and Natural Resources, 1(3), 171-178, 2014.                             
• Jazzar M. M. and Thabayneh K. M., Transfer of Natural Radionuclides from Soil to Plants and Grass in the Western North of West Bank Environment- Palestine. International J.  of Environmental Monitoring and Analysis, 2(5), 252-258, 2014.
• Thabayneh K. M., Abu-Samreh M. M. and Mashal L.A., Indoor Radon Concentration Levels inside Schools in the North Eastern Region of Hebron Province – Palestine: Case Study in Summer Season. Environmental Science: An Indian Journal ESAIJ, 10(7), 260-268, 2015.
• Abu Samreh M. M., Thabayneh K. M. and Khrais F. W. Measurement of Radioactivity Concentration Levels of Natural Radionuclides in Soil Samples from Bethlehem Region – Palestine. Turkish J Eng Env Sci, 38(2), 113 – 125, 2014. 
• Thabayneh K. M., Measurement of 222Rn Concentration Levels in Drinking Water and the Associated Health Effects in the Southern Part of West Bank- Palestine. Applied Radiation and Isotopes J., 103, 48-53, 2015Thabayneh K. M. and Arar A., Monitoring of indoor radon and assessment of lung cancer risk to Population of Beit Umar city, West Bank – Palestine.  Ulutas Med J.,1(2), 31-37, 2015.
• Thabayneh K. M., Inad M. Nawajah I. M. and Ighraib A. A., Radon Awareness among Palestinian Population in the Southern Part of West Bank – Palestine. SDRP Journal of Earth Sciences and Environmental Studies. 1(1), 1-6, 2015.
• Thabayneh K.M., Shoeib M.Y., Studying some properties of CR-39 detector under the effect of different gamma doses. J. of the Association of Arab Universities for Basic and Applied Sciences, 20, 55-60, 2016.
• Thabayneh K. M., Soil-to-Plant Transfer Factors and Distribution Coefficient of 137Cs in Some Palestinian Agricultural Areas. Open Access Library Journal, 2: e1911, 2015. http://dx.doi.org/10.4236/oalib.1101911.                                                                        
• Thabayneh K. M., Studying of Some Physical Properties for Rock Samples Collected from Several Quarries in Palestine. International Journal of Geophysics and Geochemistry, 2 (6), 124- 132, 2015.
• Thabayneh K. M., Determination of Alpha Particles Concentration in Some Soil Samples and the Extent of their Impact on the Health. SAINS MALAYSIANA JOURNAL, 45(5), 699- 707, 2016.
• Thabayneh K. M., Mashal L. A., Abu-Samreh M. M., and Awawdeh K. M. Radionuclides Measurements in Some Rock Samples Collected from the Environs of Hebron Region –Palestine. Jordan Journal of Physics, 9(1), 55- 64, 2016.
• Thabayneh K. M., Mashal L. A. and Adnan M. A., Study of radon concentration and the associated health effects in selected hospitals in the southern part of West bank – Palestine. Asian J. of Science and Technology, 7(2), 2502- 2508, 2016.
• Thabayneh K. M., Determination of radium contents and radon exhalation rates in soil samples using nuclear track detectors. J. of Environmental Engineering and  Landscape Management, Under Publish, 2016.
• Thabayneh K. M., Mashal L. A., Arar M. A. and Buss F. M., Determination of radon levels in different kinds of tobacco used in Palestine and Jordan and the associated health effects. Chines Journal of Cancer, Under Publish, 2016.
• Mashal L. A., Thabayneh K. M. and Abu-Samreh M. M., The Alpha particles doses received by students and staff in 20 schools in the north of Hebron region – Palestine. Under Publish, 2016.