Determination of indoor radon and soil radioactivity levels in Giresun, Turkey

CELIK N., ÇEVİK U., Celik A., KÜÇÜKÖMEROĞLU B.

JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RADIOACTIVITY, cilt.99, sa.8, ss.1349-1354, 2008 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 99 Sayı: 8
  • Basım Tarihi: 2008
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2008.04.010
  • Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RADIOACTIVITY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1349-1354
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: indoor radon survey, radioactivity in soil, radon and lung cancer, Chernobyl, AREA
  • Karadeniz Teknik Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Indoor radon survey and gamma activity measurements in soil samples were carried out in the Giresun province (Northeastern Turkey). The result of analysis of variance showed a relationship between indoor radon and radium content in soil (R-2=0.54). It was found that indoor radon activity concentration ranged from 52 to 360 Bq m(-3) with an average value of 130 Bq m(-3). A model built by BEIR VI was used to predict the number of lung cancer deaths due to indoor radon exposure. It Was found that indoor radon is responsible for 8% of all lung cancer deaths occurring in this province. (CS)-C-137 activity concentration was measured 21 years after the Chernobyl accident. The results showed that Cs-137 activity concentration ranged from 41 to 1304 Bq kg(-1) with an average value of 307 Bq kg(-1). The indoor radon results and the geology of the studied area were discussed. Annual effective doses to the both radionuclides of natural origin and (CS)-C-137 were estimated. (C) 2008 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved