DETERMINATION of RA-226, TH-232, K-40 and CS-137 ACTIVITIES in SOILS and BEACH SANDS and RELATED EXTERNAL GAMMA DOSES in ARIKLI MINERALIZATION AREA (AYVACIK/TURKEY)

G. lcan Top; Yüksel Örgün; Ismail Ercüment Ayazll; Murat Belivermiş; Zekiye Karaclk; Györgyi Kampfl

doi:10.1093/rpd/ncab035

DETERMINATION of RA-226, TH-232, K-40 and CS-137 ACTIVITIES in SOILS and BEACH SANDS and RELATED EXTERNAL GAMMA DOSES in ARIKLI MINERALIZATION AREA (AYVACIK/TURKEY)

G. lcan Top, Yüksel Örgün, Ismail Ercüment Ayazll, Murat Belivermiş, Zekiye Karaclk, Györgyi Kampfl

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Uranium mineralization areas may jeopardize public health and surrounding natural life. In the current study for radioactivity and geochemical analyses, 43 soil, 5 rock and 10 beach sand samples were collected in and around Arlkll (Ayvaclk, Turkey) uranium mineralization area. Radioactivity levels in the soils (up to Ra-226: 629, Th-232: 240, K-40: 3669 Bq/kg) were found higher than the that of beach sands. Besides, radioactivity of the beach sand samples is found at normal levels (avg: Ra-226: 31, Th-232: 31, K-40: 542 Bq/kg) when compared to worldwide average soil. Dose values indicate that the region have ~three times higher average gamma radioactivity than the corresponding world average although measured gamma doses ranged up to 687 nGy/h. The high measured values are related to uranium mineralization, alteration zones, faults and Arlkll tuff.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	137-154
Number of pages	18
Journal	Radiation Protection Dosimetry
Volume	193
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/rpd/ncab035
Publication status	Published - 1 Mar 2021

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This research was supported by the Scientific Research Projects Unit of Istanbul Technical University (project number: MGA-2018-41483).

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