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A survey of distribution of terrestrial radionuclides in surface soil samples in and around Osmaniye province Turkey     
Yazarlar
Fatma Aysun Uğur
Osmaniye Korkut Ata Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Prof. Dr. Şeref TURHAN Prof. Dr. Şeref TURHAN
Kastamonu Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Elif Gören
Gezer Ferhat
Zehra Yeğingil
Çukurova Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Halide Şahan
Osmaniye Korkut Ata Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Muhittin Şahan
Osmaniye Korkut Ata Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Tel Eyüp
Karahan Gürsel
Özet
The purpose of this survey was to determine the distribution of terrestrial radionuclides (238U, 232Th and 40K) in surface soil samples collected from different locations in and around Osmaniye and assess the radiological implications of outdoor external exposure. The activity concentrations of 238U, 232Th and 40K in soil samples ranged from 2.6 to 38.1 Bq kg21 with a mean of 10.4±0.7 Bq kg21, 3.7-40.5 Bq kg21 with a mean of 12.2±0.7 Bq kg-1 and 30.0-639.7 Bq kg-1 with a mean of 243.4±12.8 Bq kg-1, respectively. The concentrations of these radionuclides, presented in this article, were compared with those obtained from similar studies related to Turkey reported in the literature as well as earth's crust average values. The results of the activity concentrations were used to assess the external absorbed gamma dose rate (GDR) in outdoor air and the annual effective dose (AED). The outdoor absorbed GDRs fluctuate from 5.2 to 53.6 nGy h-1 with a mean of 22.4±9.5. The corresponding mean AED is found to be 0.03 mSv. © The Author 2012. Published by Oxford University Press. All rights reserved.
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 0144-8420
Dergi Tarandığı Indeksler SCI
Dergi Grubu Q4
Makale Dili İngilizce
Basım Tarihi 05-2013
Cilt No 154
Sayı 4
Sayfalar 483 / 489
Doi Numarası 10.1093/rpd/ncs259