Vertical distribution of 226Ra and 210Po in agricultural soils in Buyuk Menderes Basin, Turkey

S. Akyil; G. Gurboga; M. A.A. Aslani; S. Aytas

doi:10.1016/j.jhazmat.2008.01.001

Vertical distribution of ²²⁶Ra and ²¹⁰Po in agricultural soils in Buyuk Menderes Basin, Turkey

S. Akyil^*, G. Gurboga, M. A.A. Aslani, S. Aytas

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Ege University

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The vertical distribution of ²²⁶Ra and ²¹⁰Po was investigated in the cultivated soils of the Buyuk Menderes Basin in Turkey. Five soil cores down to a depth of about 50 cm were taken from each site and divided into strata of 2-3 cm intervals. The samples were analyzed for their ²²⁶Ra and ²¹⁰Po activity concentrations using radioanalytical methods. Down-core concentration profiles of ²²⁶Ra and ²¹⁰Po in the soil cores from five sites are obtained. The activity concentrations of soil cores range from 80 to 1170 Bq kg^-1 for ²²⁶Ra and from 10 to 870 Bq kg^-1 for ²¹⁰Po with the depth. Analysis of the vertical soil profiles indicate that the activity concentrations of ²²⁶Ra and ²¹⁰Po for soil strata at all the sites have not extremely changed with depth.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	328-334
Number of pages	7
Journal	Journal of Hazardous Materials
Volume	157
Issue number	2-3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2008.01.001
Publication status	Published - 15 Sept 2008
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Gross alpha activity
Polonium-210
Radium-226
Soil texture
Vertical distribution

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Vertical distribution of ²²⁶Ra and ²¹⁰Po in agricultural soils in Buyuk Menderes Basin, Turkey

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