Natural and fallout radioactivity levels and radiation hazard evaluation in soil samples

KARATASLI M., Turhan S., VARINLIOGLU A., YEĞİNGİL Z.

ENVIRONMENTAL EARTH SCIENCES, cilt.75, sa.5, 2016 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 75 Sayı: 5
  • Basım Tarihi: 2016
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1007/s12665-016-5414-y
  • Dergi Adı: ENVIRONMENTAL EARTH SCIENCES
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Soil, Natural radioactivity, Fallout radioactivity, Radon, Gamma dose rate, Annual effective dose rate, Lifetime cancer risk, ENVIRONMENTAL-RADIOACTIVITY, RADIONUCLIDES, TERRESTRIAL, PROVINCE, K-40, REGION, TH-232, BASIN, U-238
  • Çukurova Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

The present study aims to obtain the baseline data on natural and fallout radioactivity and to evaluate radiation hazards caused by ionizing radiation emitted from Ra-226, Th-232, Rn-222, K-40 and Cs-137 in surface soil samples collected from Mersin province and Akkuyu nuclear power plant region. The activity concentrations of Ra-226, Th-232, K-40 and Cs-137 were measured using a gamma spectrometer with HPGe detector. The activity concentrations of Ra-226, Th-232, K-40 and Cs-137 varied from 14.1 +/- 0.7 to 65.4 +/- 2.9, 12.0 +/- 0.8-51.7 +/- 2.1, 172.2 +/- 15.8-511.1 +/- 37.8 and