Journal of Theoretical and Applied Physics (JTAP) Assessment of the cumulative effects of radioactive elements in selected areas of the soil of Ramadi city in Anbar, western Iraq Volume 18 (2024) Special Issue-AICIS’23 2024 07 26 Assessment of the cumulative effects of radioactive elements in selected areas of the soil of Ramadi city in Anbar, western Iraq 10.57647/j.jtap.2024.si-AICIS23.13 EN Ahmed M. Ahmed Department of Physics, College of Science, University of Anbar, Ramadi, Iraq Abd Alsatar K. Maroof Ministry of Education, Direction of Education in Al-Anbar, Ramadi, Iraq Sabah S. Farhan Department of Physics, College of Science, University of Anbar, Ramadi, Iraq Journal Article 2024 07 26 The study site suffers from a dearth of prior radiological and environmental investigations, especially after the city of Ramadi’s neighborhoods were subjected to significant military activities. In the current investigation, 15 specimens that were collected from 5 various sites of Ramadi soil in Anbar, western Iraq, were evaluated utilizing gamma (γ) beams spectrum analyses with high purity solid-state Ge (HPGe) detectors. The authorized levels of 238U, 232Th, and 40K varied from (22.953−33.896), (21.983−32.688), and (137.251−387.980) Bq/kg, successively, with an overall rate of (28.880±2.580, 28.205±2.051 and 285.660±65.133) Bq/kg, successively. Soil potential hazards to human health and the environment were assessed. Both the specific activity level/concentration and total radiological hazards indicators are below US Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) limits that have been permitted for the worldwide rate. No obvious indications of radiation hazards to soil exist in the study area. To protect the soil and environment, the study suggests that new Iraqi guidelines be proposed that outline the authorized rates of specific activity level/concentration and total radiological hazard indicators in soil.