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Determination of tritium activity concentration in natural water samples     
Yazarlar
Muhammed Karataşlı
Prof. Dr. Şeref TURHAN Prof. Dr. Şeref TURHAN
Kastamonu Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Prof. Dr. Aslı KURNAZ Prof. Dr. Aslı KURNAZ
Kastamonu Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Ahmet Varinlioğlu
Elif Gören
Zehra Yeğingil
Çukurova Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Özet
This study aims to measure tritium activity concentrations in tap, well, and spring water samples from Mersin province in Turkey using a liquid scintillation counting (LSC) system and to evaluate the corresponding radiological hazards due to the ingestion of water samples. The tritium activity concentrations measured in the water samples varied from < 1.9 (detection limit) to 14.1 ± 1.0 Bq L−1 (119.5 ± 8.5 TU) with an average of 6.2 ± 0.6 Bq L−1 (52.5 ± 5.4 TU). The tritium activities in the water samples were significantly lower than the limit of 100 Bq L−1 for water intended for human consumption. The annual effective doses estimated for different age groups of the members of the public due to the intake of the tritium varied from 0.009 to 0.185 μSv y−1.
Anahtar Kelimeler
annual effective dose | liquid scintillation counting | tap water | Tritium | well water
Makale Türü Özgün Makale
Makale Alt Türü SSCI, AHCI, SCI, SCI-Exp dergilerinde yayımlanan tam makale
Dergi Adı ENVIRONMENTAL FORENSICS
Dergi ISSN 1527-5922
Dergi Tarandığı Indeksler SCI-Expanded
Dergi Grubu Q4
Makale Dili İngilizce
Basım Tarihi 01-2017
Cilt No 18
Sayı 2
Sayfalar 162 / 166
Doi Numarası 10.1080/15275922.2017.1305012