Natural and artificial radioactivity levels and hazards of soils in the Kücük Menderes Basin, Turkey
Environmental Earth Sciences, cilt.71, sa.10, ss.4611-4614, 2014 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 71 Sayı: 10
- Basım Tarihi: 2014
- Doi Numarası: 10.1007/s12665-013-2861-6
- Dergi Adı: Environmental Earth Sciences
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.4611-4614
- Anahtar Kelimeler: Radionuclide, Soil, Kucuk Menderes Basin, Dose rate
- Açık Arşiv Koleksiyonu: AVESİS Açık Erişim Koleksiyonu
- Kırklareli Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
In this study, natural and artificial radionuclide activity concentrations in surface soils of Kücük Menderes Basin have been measured using gamma spectroscopy. The soil samples were collected from agricultural lands in the Kücük Menderes Basin in Turkey. The activity concentrations of 226Ra, 232Th, 40K and 137Cs in the soils were found to be range of 12.63 ± 2.28-72.51 ± 11.23, 11.45 ± 2.4-58.12 ± 4.76, 234.8 ± 14.85-1058.52 ± 24 Bq kg-1 dw and 2.31 ± 0.18-7.75 ± 1.14 Bq kg-1, respectively. The natural gamma radioactivity of the terrestrial radionuclides in soil samples and the gamma absorbed dose rate, the annual effective dose equivalent, the radium equivalent activity, the external hazard index, were calculated and compared with the international recommended values. © 2013 The Author(s).