Natural radioactivity, radon emanating power and mass exhalation rate of environmental soil samples from Karabuk province, Turkey

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dc.authoridkurnaz, asli/0000-0002-7910-3461
dc.authoridmetin, onur/0000-0001-6711-6452
dc.contributor.authorKurnaz, Asli
dc.contributor.authorTurhan, Seref
dc.contributor.authorHancerliogullari, Aybaba
dc.contributor.authorGoren, Elif
dc.contributor.authorKaratasli, Muhammet
dc.contributor.authorAltikulac, Aydan
dc.contributor.authorErer, Ahmet M.
dc.date.accessioned2024-09-29T16:06:17Z
dc.date.available2024-09-29T16:06:17Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.departmentKarabük Üniversitesien_US
dc.description.abstractIn this study, content of natural radionuclides (Ra-226. Th-232 and K-40) and radon emanating power and radon mass exhalation rate of surface soil samples collected around industrial province Karabuk in which the first iron steel plant was built in 1937 were determined by high-resolution gamma-ray spectrometry with a high purity germanium detector. The average activity concentration of Ra-226, Th-232 and K-40 in soil samples were measured as 30 +/- 2, 28 +/- 2 and 251 +/- 20 Bq kg(-1), respectively. The average value of radon emanating power and mass exhalation rate of soil samples were found as 31% and 19 mu Bq kg(-1)s(-1), respectively. Assessment of possible radiation hazards to the people due to external exposure was done by estimating the outdoor absorbed gamma dose rate in the air at 1 m above the soil, the corresponding annual effective dose, and the excess lifetime cancer risk. The average outdoor gamma dose rate, annual effective dose, and lifetime cancer risk were estimated as 41 nGy h(-1), 51 mu Sv y(-1) and 2.0x10(-4), respectively. A comparison of the activity and radiological results obtained for the studied samples with the corresponding worldwide average values indicates that the results are below the world average values.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1515/ract-2019-3188
dc.identifier.endpage579en_US
dc.identifier.issn0033-8230
dc.identifier.issn2193-3405
dc.identifier.issue7en_US
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85077760052en_US
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ3en_US
dc.identifier.startpage573en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1515/ract-2019-3188
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14619/6727
dc.identifier.volume108en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000551889200009en_US
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ3en_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Scienceen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopusen_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherWalter De Gruyter Gmbhen_US
dc.relation.ispartofRadiochimica Actaen_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessen_US
dc.subjectSoilen_US
dc.subjectnatural radioactivityen_US
dc.subjectradon emanating poweren_US
dc.subjectradon exhalation rateen_US
dc.subjectoutdoor absorbed gamma dose rateen_US
dc.subjectexcess lifetime cancer risken_US
dc.titleNatural radioactivity, radon emanating power and mass exhalation rate of environmental soil samples from Karabuk province, Turkeyen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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