Outdoor radioactivity and health risk assessment for capital city Ankara, Turkey

Enis Kapdan; Nesrin Altinsoy; Gürsel Karahan; Ayhan Yuksel

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Outdoor radioactivity and health risk assessment for capital city Ankara, Turkey

Enis Kapdan, Nesrin Altinsoy^*, Gürsel Karahan, Ayhan Yuksel

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Abstract

The aim of this study is to determine the soil radioactivity levels and assess the possible relevant health hazards for the inhabitants of Ankara province. Total of 341 samples were collected from predetermined locations and outdoor gamma dose rate measurements were carried out. The mean activity of ⁴⁰K, ²²⁶Ra, ²³²Th, and ¹³⁷Cs with the ranges were determined as 454 (23–1355), 27 (6–186), 33 (2–181) and 3.3 (0.5–20.9) Bq kg⁻¹, respectively. The average annual effective dose equivalent was found to be 71.8 µSv y⁻¹ for public exposure and the average excess lifetime cancer risk value was calculated as 2.69E−04.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1033-1042
Number of pages	10
Journal	Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry
Volume	318
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-018-6060-5
Publication status	Published - 1 Nov 2018

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Cancer risk
Effective dose
Gamma dose rate
Soil radioactivity

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