The levels of cesium radionuclides in mosses collected from Akçaabat, Maçka and Sürmene in the Eastern Black Sea Region of Turkey, 1997


Baysal A., ÖZDEMİR T.

Toxicological and Environmental Chemistry, cilt.69, sa.3-4, ss.481-485, 1999 (Scopus)

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 69 Sayı: 3-4
  • Basım Tarihi: 1999
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1080/02772249909358727
  • Dergi Adı: Toxicological and Environmental Chemistry
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.481-485
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Cesium, Chernobyl, Eastern Black Sea Region, Moss, Radioactivity
  • Karadeniz Teknik Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Radiocesium levels in mosses collected from Akçaabat, Maçka and Sürmene in the Eastern Black Sea Region of Turkey were determined 9 years after the Chernobyl accident occurred. Cs-134 and Cs-137 radionuclides were detected in all samples. The measured levels of Cs-134 and Cs-137 ranged between 28-207 and 117-8431 Bq/kg depending on moss genera and species dry weight respectively. The highest concentrations of Cs-137 were found in Anomodon viticulosus, Racomitrium lanuginosum and Leucobryum glaucum while the lowest activity was detected in Calliergon cuspidatum, Dicranum majus and Pseudoscleropodium purum. © 1999 OPA (Overseas Publishers Association) N.V. Published by license under the Gordon and Breach Science Publishers imprint.