Gamma spectrometry measurements of natural and artificial radioactivity of Saklkent-Antalya and its correlation to quarries

YILDIRIM A., SOLAKCI S. O., EKE C., BOZTOSUN İ.

ARABIAN JOURNAL OF GEOSCIENCES, cilt.14, sa.16, 2021 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 14 Sayı: 16
  • Basım Tarihi: 2021
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1007/s12517-021-08083-2
  • Dergi Adı: ARABIAN JOURNAL OF GEOSCIENCES
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Aquatic Science & Fisheries Abstracts (ASFA), Geobase, INSPEC
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Natural radioactivity, HPGe detector, Soil samples, Gamma-ray spectrometry, Quarry, BUILDING-MATERIALS, SOIL SAMPLES, RADIATION HAZARDS, SAND SAMPLES, POWER-PLANT, RADIONUCLIDES, SOUTH, ENVIRONMENT, REGION, MOUNTAIN
  • Akdeniz Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

We investigated the natural and artificial radioactivity levels of soil samples from Saklkent, Antalya due to the radioactive isotopes of U-238, Th-232, K-40 and Cs-137 via gamma spectroscopy. While Cs-137 is the only contributor of artificial radioactivity, the rest of the isotopes contributes natural radioactivity. Absorbed dose rates, radium equivalent activities, annual effective dose equivalents and internal and external hazard indexes are also calculated from measured levels. Results were compared with reported limit values of literature. Anomalies were observed in the activity concentration of the U-238, Th-232 and K-40. It is concluded that these anomalies explicitly come from the quarries. On the other hand, the anomaly observed in Cs-137 is clearly dependent on the fallout from nuclear accidents like Fukushima. This study will be a useful reference for literature, especially after a nuclear plant is established in Mersin, Akkuyu region of Turkey.