Measurement of Natural Radioactivity, Indoor Radon and Radiation Hazard Assessment in Kırklareli, Turkey
WSEAS Transactions on Environment and Development, cilt.21, ss.847-857, 2025 (Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 21
- Basım Tarihi: 2025
- Doi Numarası: 10.37394/232015.2025.21.70
- Dergi Adı: WSEAS Transactions on Environment and Development
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Scopus, INSPEC
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.847-857
- Anahtar Kelimeler: AlphaGUARD, Gamma spectrometry, Health risks, Indoor radon, Pollution, Radioactivity, Radiological parameters, Soil
- Açık Arşiv Koleksiyonu: AVESİS Açık Erişim Koleksiyonu
- Kırklareli Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
In this study, indoor222Rn concentrations were evaluated in different selected dwellings in Kırklareli (Turkey) and specific activities of natural radionuclides (226Ra,232Th, and40K) were analyzed in the soil samples collected near these dwellings. The indoor222Rn concentration ranged from 11 ± 1 to 37 ± 3 Bq m−3. The annual effective doses due to inhalation of222Rn gas were estimated and vary between 0.28 and 0.93 mSv y−1. Activity concentrations of226Ra,232Th, and40K range from 19.61 ± 2.91 to 50.54 ± 4.82 Bq kg-1, 18.66 ± 2.14 to 91.20 ± 8.68 Bq kg-1, and 97.45 ± 8.96–1354.05 ± 128.50 Bq kg−1. The correlation between indoor 222 Rn and226Ra content in soil was investigated and a weak correlation was found between them. Radiological hazard parameters were calculated to determine the radiological effect of natural radionuclides on the population in the study region.