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Radiological assessment of internal exposure resulting from ingestion of natural radionuclides in Arachis hypogaea L. grown in Turkey     
Yazarlar
Muhammet Karataşlı
Beykent Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Prof. Dr. Şeref TURHAN Prof. Dr. Şeref TURHAN
Kastamonu Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Amena Abugoufa
Elif Gören
Prof. Dr. Aslı KURNAZ Prof. Dr. Aslı KURNAZ
Kastamonu Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Prof. Dr. Aybaba HANÇERLİOĞULLARI 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
Dergi Grubu Q1
Makale Dili İngilizce
Basım Tarihi 01-2020
Cilt No 12
Sayı 1
Sayfalar 11 / 17
Doi Numarası 10.15586/QAS2019.653