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Kamislioglu M, Kocak I, Buyuk B, Eke C, Ozaydin Ozkara R, Temiz U. Investigation of natural and artificial radioactivity levels in travertines of the Cappadocia region in Turkey. ENVIRONMENTAL GEOCHEMISTRY AND HEALTH 2024; 46:181. [PMID: 38695964 PMCID: PMC11065933 DOI: 10.1007/s10653-024-01963-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2023] [Accepted: 03/19/2024] [Indexed: 05/05/2024]
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This study determined natural and artificial radionuclide concentrations to evaluate natural radioactivity and health risk levels of nine travertines in the Yaprakhisar and Balkayası regions in Turkey. The samples coded B1-M, B2, B5, B7, B8, and B10 represent waste derived from the Yaprakhisar travertines, as well as samples T5-M, T12, and Z1 travertines derived from Balkayası. The levels of natural and artificial radionuclide concentrations (232Th, 40K, and 137Cs) were measured using a high-purity germanium (HpGe) detector system. The travertine activity ranged from 2.09 to 12.07 Bq kg-1 for 232Th, 4.21 to 13.41 Bq kg-1 for 40K, and 0.42-3.26 Bq kg-1 for 137Cs. The results showed that the activity concentration values for 232Th, 40K, and 137Cs were coherent with the travertine analysis results in the UNSCEAR, 2000; 2008 publications. The values obtained were lower than the average values in the UNSEAR reports. The radiological hazard parameters calculated in this study were absorbed gamma dose rate (D), radium equivalent activity (Raeq), annual gonadal dose equivalent (AGDE), exposure dose (ER), total annual effective dose (AEDEtotal), excess lifetime cancer risk (ELCRtotal), gamma representative level (GRL), internal hazard index (Hin) and external hazard index (Hex).
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- M Kamislioglu
- Department of Medical Imaging, Vocational School of Health Services, Bandirma Onyedi Eylul University, 10200, Balikesir, Turkey
- Boron Technologies Application and Research Center, Bandirma Onyedi Eylul University, 10200, Balikesir, Turkey
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- Boron Technologies Application and Research Center, Bandirma Onyedi Eylul University, 10200, Balikesir, Turkey.
- Department of Engineering Science, Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences, Bandirma Onyedi Eylul University, 10200, Balikesir, Turkey.
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- Boron Technologies Application and Research Center, Bandirma Onyedi Eylul University, 10200, Balikesir, Turkey
- Department of Engineering Science, Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences, Bandirma Onyedi Eylul University, 10200, Balikesir, Turkey
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- Department of Mathematics and Science Education, Faculty of Education, Akdeniz University, 07058, Antalya, Turkey
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- Nuclear Technology and Radiation Safety, Vocational School of Technical Sciences, Akdeniz University, 07058, Antalya, Turkey
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- Geological Engineering Department, Engineering and Architectural Faculty, Yozgat Bozok University, 66100, Yozgat, Turkey
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Radiological impact of an active quarry in the Papuk Nature Park, Croatia. Arh Hig Rada Toksikol 2022; 73:15-22. [PMID: 35390236 PMCID: PMC8999589 DOI: 10.2478/aiht-2022-73-3616] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2021] [Accepted: 02/01/2022] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Papuk Nature Park, unlike most similar parks and preserves in the world, contains active quarries. Quarries dig stone from the ground, creating dust and exposing deeper, potentially more radioactive layers. Since the forest trails in the Park lead right up to the quarries, we believed it was important to determine the radiological impact of the quarries on the Park environment. We measured ambient dose rate equivalent H*(10) and sampled moss at 26 Park locations along two of four quarries, along the road between them, and near Lake Orahovac, a very popular tourist destination close to the quarries. Moss is a standard bioindicator of exposure to heavy metals, including radionuclides. Using-gamma ray spectrometry we determined the activity concentration of 137Cs and of representative naturally occurring radionuclides – 238U, 226Ra, 210Pb, 232Th, and 40K – in sampled moss. H*(10) at selected locations was similar to the background H*(10) measured continuously all over Croatia. The ranges of measured activity concentrations of 137Cs and naturally occurring radionuclides in moss did not differ significantly from other parts of Croatia and nearby countries.
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Frutos-Puerto S, Pinilla-Gil E, Andrade E, Reis M, Madruga MJ, Miró Rodríguez C. Radon and thoron exhalation rate, emanation factor and radioactivity risks of building materials of the Iberian Peninsula. PeerJ 2020; 8:e10331. [PMID: 33240648 PMCID: PMC7666814 DOI: 10.7717/peerj.10331] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2020] [Accepted: 10/19/2020] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Radon (222Rn) and thoron (220Rn) are radioactive gases emanating from geological materials. Inhalation of these gases is closely related to an increase in the probability of lung cancer if the levels are high. The majority of studies focus on radon, and the thoron is normally ignored because of its short half-life (55.6 s). However, thoron decay products can also cause a significant increase in dose. In buildings with high radon levels, the main mechanism for entry of radon is pressure-driven flow of soil gas through cracks in the floor. Both radon and thoron can also be released from building materials to the indoor atmosphere. In this work, we study the radon and thoron exhalation and emanation properties of an extended variety of common building materials manufactured in the Iberian Peninsula (Portugal and Spain) but exported and used in all countries of the world. Radon and thoron emission from samples collected in the closed chamber was measured by an active method that uses a continuous radon/thoron monitor. The correlations between exhalation rates of these gases and their parent nuclide exhalation (radium/thorium) concentrations were examined. Finally, indoor radon and thoron and the annual effective dose were calculated from radon/thoron concentrations in the closed chamber. Zircon is the material with the highest concentration values of 226Ra and 232Th and the exhalation and emanation rates. Also in the case of zircon and some granites, the annual effective dose was higher than the annual exposure limit for the general public of 1 mSv y−1, recommended by the European regulations.
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry, University of Extremadura, Badajoz, Spain
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- Laboratorio de Proteçao e Segurança Radiológica, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal.,Centro de Ciencias e Tecnologias Nucleares, Bobadela, Portugal
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- Laboratorio de Proteçao e Segurança Radiológica, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal.,Centro de Ciencias e Tecnologias Nucleares, Bobadela, Portugal
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- Laboratorio de Proteçao e Segurança Radiológica, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal.,Centro de Ciencias e Tecnologias Nucleares, Bobadela, Portugal
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- Centro de Ciencias e Tecnologias Nucleares, Bobadela, Portugal.,Department of Applied Physics, University of Extremadura, Cáceres, Spain
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Kayakökü H, Doğru M. Radiological hazard assessment of natural radionuclides and heavy metal pollution in deep mud samples of Van Lake, Turkey. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 2020. [DOI: 10.1007/s10967-020-07184-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Radiological, structural and chemical characterization of raw materials and ceramic tiles in Serbia. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 2019. [DOI: 10.1007/s10967-019-06987-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Gezer F, Turhan Ş, Kurnaz A, Ufuktepe Y. Radiometric characterization of zeolite minerals used in many industries and assessment of radiological risks. Appl Radiat Isot 2019; 152:57-63. [DOI: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2019.06.036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2019] [Accepted: 06/25/2019] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Characterization of radionuclides present in portland cement, gypsum and phosphogypsum mortars. Radiat Phys Chem Oxf Engl 1993 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.radphyschem.2018.07.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Abbasi A, Mirekhtiary SF. Risk assessment due to various terrestrial radionuclides concentrations scenarios. Int J Radiat Biol 2019; 95:179-185. [PMID: 30411992 DOI: 10.1080/09553002.2019.1539881] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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PURPOSE The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the morbidity excess cancer risk (ECR) due to internal and external exposure to three category levels of natural radionuclides in soil like 238U, 232Th and 40K. Although the exposure rate in soil is low but effect this radiation over time can lead to cancer risk and this risk can be calculated. MATERIALS AND METHODS Natural activity concentration levels of 40K, 238U and 232Th in soil were selected from last reports in three concentration categories including: low, medium and high levels. The excess cancer risks of three concentration levels were calculated by means of RESidual-RADioactivity (RESRAD) code. RESULTS AND CONCLUSIONS The calculated average morbidity ECR from 40K, 238U and 232Th in three concentration categories levels in soil were 1.40 × 10-4, 8.56 × 10-4 and 1.35 × 10-3, respectively. This calculation shows that the excess cancer risk value is the highest value in 100 years' time in all categories. Overall ECR from 40K radionuclide was maximal and the highest exposure pathways was through plant pathway; however, these pathway changes over 60 years to the drinking water pathway. The results of this study may be useful to risk assessment and for decision making for public health protection against high-level radiation.
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- Akbar Abbasi
- a Faculty of Engineering, University of Kyrenia , Girne , Turkey
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Al Mugahed M, Bentayeb F. RADON EXHALATION FROM BUILDING MATERIALS USED IN YEMEN. RADIATION PROTECTION DOSIMETRY 2018; 182:405-412. [PMID: 29767765 DOI: 10.1093/rpd/ncy081] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2017] [Accepted: 04/24/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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The present article seeks to determine the annual effective doses of 222Rn exposure, effective radium content and radon exhalation rates in some building materials from the local market of Ibb province, Yemen. A total of 33 samples of building materials were collected from the target area. The radon exhalation rate and effective radium content in these samples were measured using solid-state nuclear track detector, which has become an important tool in every investigation of the radon levels in the surrounding environment. Surface exhalation rate has been found to vary from 178.90 to 1267.6 mBq m-2 h-1, whereas mass exhalation rate has been found to vary from 5.51 to 33.25 mBq kg-1 h-1. All the values of effective radium content in all samples under test were found to be quite lower than the permissible value of 370 Bq kg-1 recommended by Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. Annual effective doses have also been estimated.
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- Murad Al Mugahed
- Faculté des Sciences, Université Mohammed V-Agdal, Rabat, Morocco
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- Faculté des Sciences, Université Mohammed V-Agdal, Rabat, Morocco
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Elnobi S, Harb S, Ahmed NK. Influence of grain size on radionuclide activity concentrations and radiological hazard of building material samples. Appl Radiat Isot 2017; 130:43-48. [PMID: 28942327 DOI: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2017.09.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2016] [Revised: 09/10/2017] [Accepted: 09/12/2017] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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The knowledge of radioactivity content in various radionuclides in building materials plays an important role in health physics; therefore, we measured the amount of naturally occurring radionuclides in building material (sand, granite, marble, and limestone) samples of different grain sizes by using NaI (Tl) and MCA1024 gamma-ray spectrometers. Data analyses were performed to determine 226Ra, 232Th, and 4°K activity concentrations. The results revealed an inverse relationship between activity concentration and grain size of the samples. The radium equivalent activity (Raeq), representative level index I, and annual absorbed dose rate were calculated.
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- Sahar Elnobi
- Physics Department, Faculty of Science Qena, South Valley University, Egypt.
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- Physics Department, Faculty of Science Qena, South Valley University, Egypt
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- Physics Department, Faculty of Science Qena, South Valley University, Egypt
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