A study on the activity concentrations of Ra-226, Th-232, K-40, Cs-137 and radiological risk assessments in soil samples from Seydisehir and Beysehir districts of Konya in Turkey

ÖZAYDIN ÖZKARA R., EKE C., BOZTOSUN İ.

JOURNAL OF RADIOANALYTICAL AND NUCLEAR CHEMISTRY, cilt.330, sa.3, ss.1017-1025, 2021 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 330 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2021
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1007/s10967-021-08046-7
  • Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF RADIOANALYTICAL AND NUCLEAR CHEMISTRY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, Aerospace Database, Analytical Abstracts, Biotechnology Research Abstracts, CAB Abstracts, Chemical Abstracts Core, Chimica, Communication Abstracts, EMBASE, Food Science & Technology Abstracts, INSPEC, Metadex, Pollution Abstracts, Public Affairs Index, Veterinary Science Database, Civil Engineering Abstracts
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1017-1025
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Natural and artificial radionuclides activity, Radiological risk assessment, Gamma-ray spectrometry, Seydisehir and Beysehir districts, Soil samples, NATURAL RADIOACTIVITY LEVELS, RADIONUCLIDES, HAZARDS, PROVINCE, REGIONS, STATE, COAST, AREA
  • Akdeniz Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

The aim of this study is to investigate the activity concentrations of Ra-226, Th-232, K-40 and Cs-137 in soil samples from Seydisehir and Beysehir districts of Konya province in Turkey using gamma-ray spectrometry and to calculate radiological risk parameters. The average radioactivity concentrations of Ra-226 and Th-232 are higher than world average value whereas the average radioactivity concentration of K-40 is lower than world average value. Mean values of absorbed gamma dose rate and annual effective dose equivalent are higher than world mean value while mean value of radium equivalent activity is lower than world average value.