Radioactivity measurements and radiation dose assessments due to natural radiation in Karabük (Turkey)
| Autor: | Mustafa Erer, Hüseyin Aytekin, Rıdvan Baldık |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Zonguldak Bülent Ecevit Üniversitesi |
| Rok vydání: | 2011 |
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Radionuclide
Chemistry Health Toxicology and Mutagenesis Radiation dose Radiochemistry Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health chemistry.chemical_element Radon Natural radionuclides Radiation Annual effective dose Pollution Analytical Chemistry Nuclear Energy and Engineering Evaluated data Environmental radioactivity Etch track detectors Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging Track detectors Gamma spectrometry Hpge detector Spectroscopy |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry. 289:297-302 |
| ISSN: | 1588-2780 0236-5731 |
| Popis: | WOS: 000292570000001 In this work, the radionuclide activity concentrations of Ra-226, Th-232 and K-40 in surface soils and radon levels in dwellings of Karabuk, Turkey were determined in order to evaluate the environmental radioactivity. Concentrations of Ra-226, Th-232 and K-40 radionuclides were determined using gamma spectrometry with using HPGe detector. The etch track detectors (CR-39) were used to determine the distribution of radon concentrations. The average activity concentrations for Ra-226, Th-232 and K-40 were found as 21.0, 23.5 and 363.5 Bq kg(-1), respectively. The calculated average annual effective dose equivalent from the outdoor terrestrial gamma radiation from Ra-226, Th-232 and K-40 is 53.5 mu Sv y(-1). The average radon concentration and annual effective dose equivalent of Rn-222 in Karabuk dwellings were obtained 131.6 Bqm(-3) and 3.32 mSv y(-1), respectively. The evaluated data were compared with the data obtained from different countries. Zonguldak Karaelmas UniversityBulent Ecevit University [2008-70-01-01] The authors would like to thank Zonguldak Karaelmas University since this work was supported by the project numbered 2008-70-01-01. The authors also would like to thank Saraykoy Nuclear Research and Training Center in Ankara (Turkey) for surveying with the gamma spectrometric and radon analyses. |
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