TY - JOUR
T1 - Ecological analysis of heavy metal and radioactivity potential of Holocene sediments in Iznik Lake
AU - Yumun, Zeki U.
AU - Kam, Erol
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2019 Z. U. Yumun & E. Kam.
PY - 2019/9/1
Y1 - 2019/9/1
N2 - In this study, the heavy metal and radioactive properties of Iznik Lake were investigated. Concentration values of the fi rst (Ag, Bi, Mo, Sn, Se, Zn, As, B, Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Ni, Pb, Pt and Sb) and second (Na, Mg, K, Ca, P, S, Fe, Al and Mn) group of elements in borehole 1 (BH-1) drilling did not show much variation from the top to the bottom of the drilling. Concentration values of the fi rst group of elements in borehole 2 (BH-2) drill samples decreased at higher levels of drilling. In addition, natural and anthropogenic radionuclides were measured by gamma spectrometry, and the results of environmental natural radioactivity of Iznik Lake and its surroundings were determined. In the measurement results, Ra-226 was found to be below the world average value at all locations. It is assumed that the determination of K-40 values above the average values was due to agricultural activities carried out intensively in the study area. Th-232 values were found to be below the world average value in drilling samples; Cs-137 values were below the background level in all samples. According to these results, the study area does not contain any unnatural radioactivity.
AB - In this study, the heavy metal and radioactive properties of Iznik Lake were investigated. Concentration values of the fi rst (Ag, Bi, Mo, Sn, Se, Zn, As, B, Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Ni, Pb, Pt and Sb) and second (Na, Mg, K, Ca, P, S, Fe, Al and Mn) group of elements in borehole 1 (BH-1) drilling did not show much variation from the top to the bottom of the drilling. Concentration values of the fi rst group of elements in borehole 2 (BH-2) drill samples decreased at higher levels of drilling. In addition, natural and anthropogenic radionuclides were measured by gamma spectrometry, and the results of environmental natural radioactivity of Iznik Lake and its surroundings were determined. In the measurement results, Ra-226 was found to be below the world average value at all locations. It is assumed that the determination of K-40 values above the average values was due to agricultural activities carried out intensively in the study area. Th-232 values were found to be below the world average value in drilling samples; Cs-137 values were below the background level in all samples. According to these results, the study area does not contain any unnatural radioactivity.
KW - Geochemical analyses
KW - Heavy metals
KW - Iznik Lake
KW - Radionuclide determination
KW - Radionuclides
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U2 - 10.2478/nuka-2019-0013
DO - 10.2478/nuka-2019-0013
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85069968833
SN - 0029-5922
VL - 64
SP - 103
EP - 109
JO - Nukleonika
JF - Nukleonika
IS - 3
ER -