Determination and evaluation of natural radioactivity and heavy metal levels in the aquatic environment of trans-boundary rivers: Maritza, Tundja and Arda

Sule Aytas; Sema Erenturk; Mahmut A.A. Aslani; Sabriye Yusan; D. Alkim Turkozu; Cem Gok; Turgay Karali; Melis Gokce; K. Firat Oguz

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Determination and evaluation of natural radioactivity and heavy metal levels in the aquatic environment of trans-boundary rivers: Maritza, Tundja and Arda

Sule Aytas^*, Sema Erenturk, Mahmut A.A. Aslani, Sabriye Yusan, D. Alkim Turkozu, Cem Gok, Turgay Karali, Melis Gokce, K. Firat Oguz

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The main problem in the trans-boundary river system is that heavy metal and radioactive pollution can cause long-term effects on ecosystems. Therefore the natural radioactivity and heavy metal levels in the Maritza, Tundja and Arda Rivers, common for Bulgaria and Turkey, were determined for 3 years period (2007-2010). Gross alpha, gross beta and total radium isotopes activities, uranium and heavy metal concentrations of the surface water of the rivers were investigated and also terrestrial gamma and gamma dose rate were measured. The results were compared with reported data from other countries of the world and the recommended international standards. The results gathered in this study may provide background data on the natural radioactive and heavy metal levels of these trans-boundary rivers.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	933-945
Number of pages	13
Journal	Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry
Volume	300
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-014-3091-4
Publication status	Published - Jun 2014

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Acknowledgments The research Project (Project Contract: 106Y201) was financially founded by the TUBITAK (The Scientific Technological Research Council of Turkey) in the Programme of Bilateral for joint research projects within the framework of the agreement between TUBITAK and Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (BAS). Authors would like to thank to TUBITAK-CAYDAG for their financial support. In addition, we would like to thank all who contributed to the joint research Project, namely the former Director of BAS-INRNE (Institute of Nuclear Research and Nuclear Energy, Bulgaria) Prof. Dr. Jordan STAMENOV, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Anna DAMIANOVA and the other colleagues at BAS-INRNE. The authors are grateful to Dr. Senol SERT for the ICP-OES measurements and Assist. Prof. Dr. Kirami OLGEN for producing a geographic map.

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TUBITAK-CAYDAG
Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
Consejo Nacional para Investigaciones Científicas y Tecnológicas

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Heavy metal
Monitoring
Natural radioactivity
River water
Uranium

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Aytas, S., Erenturk, S., Aslani, M. A. A., Yusan, S., Turkozu, D. A., Gok, C., Karali, T., Gokce, M., & Oguz, K. F. (2014). Determination and evaluation of natural radioactivity and heavy metal levels in the aquatic environment of trans-boundary rivers: Maritza, Tundja and Arda. Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry, 300(3), 933-945. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-014-3091-4

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