| Yazarlar |
Muhammet Karataşlı
Beykent Üniversitesi, Türkiye |
Prof. Dr. Şeref TURHAN
Kastamonu Üniversitesi, Türkiye |
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Amena H Abdussalam Abugoufa
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Elif Gören
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Prof. Dr. Aslı KURNAZ
Kastamonu Üniversitesi, Türkiye |
Prof. Dr. Aybaba HANÇERLİOĞULLARI
Kastamonu Üniversitesi, Türkiye |
| Özet |
| Groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.) is one of the most important of all legumes and contains appreciable amounts of dietary oil and protein. Groundnut is added to many foods to enhance their levels of high-quality protein in diets lacking in nutrition. In this study, 51 groundnut samples were collected from the Mediterranean region of Turkey and analysed for naturally occurring radioactive isotopes of radium (226Ra), thorium (232Th) and potassium (40K). The activity concentrations of 226Ra, 232Th and 40K in groundnut samples varied from 2.9 ± 0.8 to 7.6 ± 1.0 Bq kg-1 (dw), with an average of 5.4 Bq kg-1 (dw); 4.4 ± 0.9 to 10.7 ± 1.2 Bq kg-1 (dw), with an average of 6.9 Bq kg-1 (dw) and 246.3 ± 18.2 to 541.8 ± 40.1 Bq kg-1 (dw), with an average of 427.1 Bq kg-1 (dw), respectively. The annual effective radiation dose was estimated to assess the health hazards caused by the ingestion of groundnut samples based on the measured activity concentrations of the radionuclides contained in them. The annual effective radiation dose varied from 6.5 to 10.1 μSv y-1, with an average of 8.3 ± 0.1 μSv y-1. The results revealed that consumption of Turkish groundnuts does not pose any radiological health hazards. |
| Anahtar Kelimeler |
| Annual effective dose | Gamma-ray spectrometer | Groundnut | Internal exposure | Natural radioactivity | Radiological hazards |
| Makale Türü | Özgün Makale |
| Makale Alt Türü | SSCI, AHCI, SCI, SCI-Exp dergilerinde yayımlanan tam makale |
| Dergi Adı | Quality Assurance and Safety of Crops Foods |
| Dergi ISSN | 1757-8361 |
| Dergi Tarandığı Indeksler | SCI-Expanded |
| Makale Dili | İngilizce |
| Basım Tarihi | 01-2020 |
| Cilt No | 12 |
| Sayı | 1 |
| Sayfalar | 11 / 17 |
