JOURNAL OF RADIOANALYTICAL AND NUCLEAR CHEMISTRY, cilt.325, sa.1, ss.133-145, 2020 (SCI-Expanded)
Trace element availability and radioactivity concentrations of marine sediments of AKKUYU Nuclear Power Plant site were determined. The measured Cd, Cr, Cu, Mn, Ni, Pb and Zn concentrations were 3.4 +/- 0.020, 22 +/- 0.94, 17 +/- 0.66, 226 +/- 11.9, 58.9 +/- 10.3, 8.3 +/- 0.45 and 39.9 +/- 1.65 ppm, respectively. Cd, Mn and Ni enrichment were observed. The calculated mean Ra-226, Th-232, (40) K and Cs-137 concentrations were 24.7 +/- 1.64, 19.4 +/- 1.31, 416 +/- 25.8 and 3.2 +/- 0.53 Bq kg(-1), respectively. Findings were comparable with reported literature for Turkey, Mediterranean Basin and other countries from the world. The presented data would enable to determine the possible future effects of the Nuclear Power Plant to the marine environment. Graphic abstract Radionuclide and trace metal concentrations of marine sediments were presented in log scale.