Environmental radioactivity measurements in Harran Plain of Sanliurfa, Turkey

A. Bozkurt; N. Yorulmaz; E. Kam

doi:10.1063/1.2733204

Environmental radioactivity measurements in Harran Plain of Sanliurfa, Turkey

A. Bozkurt^*, N. Yorulmaz, E. Kam

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Abstract

This study aims to assess the environmental radioactivity levels of Harran Plain located within the boundaries of the south-eastern province of Sanliurfa, Turkey. In addition to being at the center of Turkey's major irrigation and development project (South Eastern Anatolian Project, GAP), this 1500 km ² region is famous for its historic attractions. The outdoor gamma dose rates were measured at selected points of the study area using a plastic scintillator. The activity concentrations in the soil samples collected from the study area were determined by gamma spectrometry for the natural radionuclides ²³⁸U, ²³²Th and ⁴⁰K and the fission product ¹³⁷Cs. The gross alpha and beta activities in the water samples collected from the region was measured using a low-level gamma spectrometry device. A comparison of the measurement results obtained in this study with those of national and world averages are presented in graphical and tabular forms.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	397-398
Number of pages	2
Journal	AIP Conference Proceedings
Volume	899
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2733204
Publication status	Published - 2007
Externally published	Yes
Event	6TH International Conference of the Balkan Physical Union - Istanbul, Turkey Duration: 22 Aug 2006 → 26 Aug 2007

Keywords

Gamma dose
Harran
Radioactivity
Soil
Water

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Environmental radioactivity measurements in Harran Plain of Sanliurfa, Turkey

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