Radioactivity levels in surface water of lakes around Izmir/Turkey

Sema Akyil; Sule Aytas; D. A. Turkozu; Mahmoud A.A. Aslani; Sabriye (Doyurum) Yusan; Meral Eral

doi:10.1016/j.radmeas.2009.04.013

Radioactivity levels in surface water of lakes around Izmir/Turkey

Sema Akyil^*, Sule Aytas, D. A. Turkozu, Mahmoud A.A. Aslani, Sabriye (Doyurum) Yusan, Meral Eral

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The aim of this study is to determine the radioactivity levels as a baseline for further studies and to obtain the distribution patterns of radioactivity in lake surface water around Izmir/Turkey. In this study, surface water samples were collected from three lakes around Izmir-Turkey. Surface water samples were analyzed for pH, mV conductivity and alkalinity content. The gross alpha/beta and uranium concentrations were investigated in the collected lake water samples. Mean gross alpha and gross beta activity concentrations in the surface water were found to be between (0.03 and 2.62) Bq l^-1 for Karagol Lake, (0.75 and 2.35) Bq l^-1 for Golcuk Lake, (0.03 and 1.77) Bq l^-1 for Cakalbogaz Lake, respectively. Uranium concentration varied between (0.05 and 900) μg l^-1 for Karagol Lake, (0.05 and 0.95) μg l^-1 for Golcuk Lake and (3.33 and 10) μg l^-1 for Cakalbogaz Lake. Radioactivity contour maps were produced and their data were evaluated statistically.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	390-395
Number of pages	6
Journal	Radiation Measurements
Volume	44
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.radmeas.2009.04.013
Publication status	Published - Apr 2009
Externally published	Yes

Funding

This project was supported by Ege University Scientific Research Project Unit Project No. 2004 NBE 005.

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Ege Üniversitesi	2004 NBE 005

Keywords

Gross alpha
Gross beta
Lake
Radioactivity
Uranium

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