Gross alpha and beta activities in tap waters in Eastern Black Sea region of Turkey

DAMLA N., Cevik U., KARAHAN G., KOBYA A. İ.

CHEMOSPHERE, cilt.62, sa.6, ss.957-960, 2006 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 62 Sayı: 6
  • Basım Tarihi: 2006
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2005.05.051
  • Dergi Adı: CHEMOSPHERE
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.957-960
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: gross alpha, gross beta, activity, tap water, Eastern Black Sea region, NATURAL RADIOACTIVITY
  • Karadeniz Teknik Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Gross alpha and gross beta activities were determined for 27 different tap water samples collected from Eastern Black Sea region of Turkey. The instrumentation used to count the gross alpha and gross beta activities was a alpha/beta counter of the low background multiple detector type with 10 sample detectors (Berthold LB770). The obtained results showed that natural activity concentrations of alpha- and beta-emitting radionuclides in tap water samples did not exceed WHO and ITS recommended levels. Concentrations ranging from 0.2 mBq/l to 15 mBq/l and from 25.2 mBq/l to 264.4 mBq/l were observed for the gross alpha and gross beta activities, respectively. For all samples the gross beta activities were higher than the corresponding gross alpha activities. (c) 2005 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.