Yazarlar |
Fatma Aysun Uğur
Osmaniye Korkut Ata Üniversitesi, Türkiye |
Prof. Dr. Şeref TURHAN
Kastamonu Üniversitesi, Türkiye |
Muhittin Şahan
Osmaniye Korkut Ata Üniversitesi, Türkiye |
Elif Gören
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Gezer Ferhat
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Halide Şahan
Osmaniye Korkut Ata Üniversitesi, Türkiye |
Zehra Yeğingil
Çukurova Üniversitesi, Türkiye |
Özet |
The activity level and possible radiological impacts of naturally occurring radionuclides on the health of workers and members of the public, as a result of utilisation of blast furnace slag (BFS) samples as a substitute for aggregate in road construction were investigated by using a gamma-ray spectrometer and potential exposure scenarios given in Radiation Protection 122. The mean activity concentrations of the (226)Ra, (232)Th and (40)K in BFS samples were found to be 152.4, 54.9 and 183.1 Bq kg(-1), respectively. These values are compared with typical values measured in BFS samples from the European Union countries, which are 270, 70 and 240 Bq kg(-1) for (226)Ra, (232)Th and (40)K, respectively. The values of radium equivalent activity index calculated for BFS samples were within the recommended safety limits. The highest total annual effective doses evaluated as 0.9 and 0.4 mSv y(-1) for members of the public and workers, respectively, were lower than the annual limit of 1 mSv y(-1). |
Anahtar Kelimeler |
Makale Türü | Özgün Makale |
Makale Alt Türü | SSCI, AHCI, SCI, SCI-Exp dergilerinde yayımlanan tam makale |
Dergi Adı | Radiation Protection Dosimetry |
Dergi ISSN | 1742-3406 |
Dergi Tarandığı Indeksler | SCI |
Dergi Grubu | Q4 |
Makale Dili | İngilizce |
Basım Tarihi | 03-2013 |
Cilt No | 153 |
Sayı | 4 |
Sayfalar | 502 / 508 |
Doi Numarası | 10.1093/rpd/ncs131 |