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Investigation of the activity level and radiological impacts of naturally occurring radionuclides in blast furnace slag     
Yazarlar
Fatma Aysun Uğur
Osmaniye Korkut Ata Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Prof. Dr. Şeref TURHAN Prof. Dr. Şeref TURHAN
Kastamonu Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Muhittin Şahan
Osmaniye Korkut Ata Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Elif Gören
Gezer Ferhat
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