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Evaluation of natural radioactivity levels and potential radiological hazards of common building materials utilized in Mediterranean region, Turkey      
Yazarlar
Prof. Dr. Şeref TURHAN Prof. Dr. Şeref TURHAN
Kastamonu Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Prof. Dr. Aslı KURNAZ Prof. Dr. Aslı KURNAZ
Kastamonu Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Muhammet Karataşlı
Beykent Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Özet
Radiometric measurement of building materials is very important to assess the internal and external exposure caused by the ionizing radiation emitted from terrestrial radionuclides in building materials. The activity concentrations of 226Ra, 232Th, and 40K in fifty-eight samples of fifteen different structural and covering building materials commonly used in Osmaniye province located in the Mediterranean region of Turkey were measured by using gamma-ray spectroscopy. The activity concentrations of 226Ra, 232Th, and 40K varied from 2.5 ± 0.1 (marble) to 145.7 ± 4.4 (clay brick), 1.3 ± 0.1 (marble) to 154.3 ± 4.1 (marble), and 8.6 ± 0.2 (sand) to 1044.1 ± 70.3 (granite), respectively. Radiological parameters (activity concentration index, alpha index, indoor absorbed gamma dose rate and the corresponding annual effective dose rate, and excess lifetime cancer risk) were estimated to evaluate the health hazards associated with these building materials. Since the estimated values of these parameters are within the recommended safety limits or criteria values, the use of the studied building materials in the construction of dwellings can be considered to be safe for the residents of the region.
Anahtar Kelimeler
Cancer risk | Effective dose | Gamma-ray spectrometry | Osmaniye | Radiation exposure
Makale Türü Özgün Makale
Makale Alt Türü SSCI, AHCI, SCI, SCI-Exp dergilerinde yayımlanan tam makale
Dergi Adı ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
Dergi ISSN 0944-1344
Dergi Tarandığı Indeksler SCI-Expanded
Dergi Grubu Q2
Makale Dili Türkçe
Basım Tarihi 02-2022
Cilt No 29
Sayı 7
Sayfalar 10575 / 10584
Doi Numarası 10.1007/s11356-021-16505-7
Makale Linki https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11356-021-16505-7