Investigation of radioactivity level in soil and drinking water samples collected from the city of Erzincan, Turkey

Yalçın, Paşa; Taşkın, Halim; Kam, Erol; Terzi, M.; Varinlioğlu, Ahmet; Bozkurt, Ahmet; Baştuǧ, Arif; Taşdelen, Betül

doi:10.1007/s10967-011-1596-7

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“…Recently, studies relate to the determination of the natural radioactivity in drinking water from different sources were performed worldwide (Agbalagba, Avwiri, & Ononugbo, 2013;Al-Amir, Al-Hamarneh, Al-Abed, & Awadallah, 2012;Beyermann, Bü nger, Schmidt, & Obrikat, 2010;Desideri, Roselli, Feduzi, & Meli, 2007;Gorur & Camgoz, 2014;Islam Salih, Pettersson, & Lund, 2002;Jankovi c, Todorovi c, Todorovi c, & Nikolov, 2012;Jia, Torri, & Magro, 2009;Kehagia et al, 2007;Landsberger & George, 2013;Osman Alfatih et al, 2008;Ro zmari c, Rogi c, Benedik, & Strok, 2012;Turhan, € Ozç ıtak, Tas ‚ kın, & Varinlio glu, 2013;Vesterbacka, 2007;Yalcin et al, 2012). However concentration levels of 226 Ra, 228 Ra, 40 K and 137 Cs in drinking water used in Samsun city and its counties and the radiological impacts of the consumed of drinking water have not been reported in literature previously.…”

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The natural and artificial radionuclides in drinking water samples and consequent population doses

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Turhan

Gümüş

2015

Journal of Radiation Research and Applied Sciences

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Ra 40 K 137 Cs a b s t r a c t Concentration levels of 226 Ra, 228 Ra, 40 K and 137 Cs were determined in 52 drinking water samples collected from the different supplies in Samsun province to evaluate annual effective dose due to the ingestion of the drinking water samples. The activity concentrations of 226 Ra, 228 Ra and 40 K natural radionuclides in the drinking water samples varied from <27 to 2431 mBq L À1 , <36 to 270 mBq L À1 and <47 to 2880 mBq L À1 respectively. The activity concentrations of the artificial radionuclide 137 Cs in the drinking water samples were lower than minimum detectable activity except in one drinking water sample (DW14)with an associated activity concentration of 2576 mBq L À1 . Contributions of the consumed water samples to annual effective dose from 226 Ra, 228 Ra and 40 K varied from 1.6 to 33.4 mSv y À1 with a mean of 6.1 mSv y À1 , 2.2 to 46.8 mSv y À1 with a mean of 8.6 mSv y À1 , 4.7 to 97.5 mSv y À1 with a mean of 17.9 mSv y À1 for infants, children and adults, respectively. The results showed that all values of the annual effective dose of ingestion of these water samples were below the individual dose criterion of 100 mSv y À1 reported by World Health Organization (WHO).

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The natural and artificial radionuclides in drinking water samples and consequent population doses

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Turhan

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2015

Journal of Radiation Research and Applied Sciences

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“…Recently, studies related to the determination of the natural radioactivity ( 226 Ra, 232 Th and 40 K) in drinking water from different sources were performed worldwide [5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12]. However, concentration levels of 226 Ra, 232 Th and 40 K in drinking water used in Sinop city and its districts and the radiological impacts of the consumption of drinking water have not been reported in the literature previously.…”

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A Study on Determination of Natural Radionuclide Concentrations in Tap Water Samples Collected from the Districts of Sinop Province, Türkiye

DİZMAN

2023

Erzincan Üniversitesi Fen Bilimleri Enstitüsü Dergisi

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Since Turkey's second nuclear power plant is planned to be built in Sinop province, it is very important to determine the background levels of radioactivity in this region. In the present study, activity concentrations of 226Ra, 232Th and 40K natural radionuclides in nine tap water samples collected from the districts of Sinop province located in the north of Turkey were determined using a high purity germanium detector (HPGe). The coordinates of sampling areas were also recorded by GPS device (Magellan Explorist 510). The mean activity concentrations of 226Ra, 232Th and 40K radionuclides in the studied waters were calculated to be 1.74 ± 0.49 Bq/L, 1.39 ± 0.35 Bq/L and 5.32 ± 1.41 Bq/L. In addition, annual effective dose equivalents from the intake of these radionuclides in the tap water samples were calculated for infants, children and adults and the found results were compared with the values recommended by international organizations. As a result, there is no risk in terms of natural radioactivity in the consumption of studied waters by humans.

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“…Investigations on natural radiation have received particular attention throughout the world in the last decade, which led to extensive studies in many countries, especially in or surrounding the high-level natural radiation areas. Studies regarding the natural radioactivity in water from different sources were widely conducted [ 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 ].…”

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Study of Well Waters from High-Level Natural Radiation Areas in Northern Vietnam

Duong

Nguyen

Hegedűs

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IJERPH

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The determination of natural radionuclide concentrations plays an important role for assuring public health and in the estimation of the radiological hazards. This is especially true for high level radiation areas. In this study, 226Ra, 228Ra and 238U concentrations were measured in well waters surrounding eight of the high-level natural radiation areas in northern Vietnam. The 226Ra, 228Ra and 238U activity concentrations vary from <1.2 × 10−3–2.7 (0.46), <2.6 × 10−3–0.43 (0.07) and <38 × 10−3–5.32 Bq/L (0.50 of median), respectively. 226Ra and 238U isotopes in most areas are in equilibrium, except for the DT-Thai Nguyen area. The calculated radiological hazard indices are generally higher than WHO (World Health Organization) recommendations. Average annual effective dose and excess lifetime cancer risk values due to drinking well water range from to 130 to 540 μSv/year and 7.4 × 10−6 to 3.1 × 10−5, respectively.

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Investigation of radioactivity level in soil and drinking water samples collected from the city of Erzincan, Turkey

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The natural and artificial radionuclides in drinking water samples and consequent population doses

The natural and artificial radionuclides in drinking water samples and consequent population doses

A Study on Determination of Natural Radionuclide Concentrations in Tap Water Samples Collected from the Districts of Sinop Province, Türkiye

Study of Well Waters from High-Level Natural Radiation Areas in Northern Vietnam

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