At high background radiation areas the relationship between in situ indoor gamma dose rates and building materials: A case study from arikli village (ayvacik/çanakkale/turkey)

Gülcan Top; Yüksel Örgün; Gürsel Karahan; Orkan Özcan; Mark Horvath; Györgyi Kampfl

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At high background radiation areas the relationship between in situ indoor gamma dose rates and building materials: A case study from arikli village (ayvacik/çanakkale/turkey)

Gülcan Top^*, Yüksel Örgün, Gürsel Karahan, Orkan Özcan, Mark Horvath, Györgyi Kampfl

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This study measured in situ indoor gamma dose rates in Arlkll village situated near a uranium mineralisation region, evaluated the risks of radiological health hazards and established a hypothetical relationship between these values and building materials using statistical tools. Eberline brand portable type ESP-2 model Na (I) scintillation probe connected detector was used for the measurements in 45 dwellings. Statistics revealed two groups. The first group consists of the dwellings made of bricks or mixed materials both plastered by cement, while the second group represented the dwellings made of Arlkll tuff plastered with soil (modified Arlkll tuff) or cement. For the first and second groups, respectively, the medians of the indoor gamma dose rates were 188.79 and 261.87 nGy/h; for indoor Annual Effective Dose Equivalents (AEDEin) they were 0.93 and 1.28 mSv/h; and for Excess Lifetime Cancer Risks (ELCRin) they were 3.69 and 5.12, respectively. All the values were higher than those of the world averages.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	246-260
Number of pages	15
Journal	Radiation Protection Dosimetry
Volume	188
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/rpd/ncz282
Publication status	Published - 13 Jun 2020

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This research was supported by the Higher Education Institutional Excellence Program [TUDFO/47138/ 2019-ITM] within the framework of water related researches of Szent István University in 2019; and by Scientific Research Projects Programme [BAP/41483/2018/MGA] of Istanbul Technical University in 2019.

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Scientific Research Projects Programme	BAP/41483/2018/MGA
Istanbul Teknik Üniversitesi
Szent István Egyetem

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