Assessment of Indoor and Water Radon Concentrations in Esenyurt and Beylikdüzü Districts of Istanbul, Marmara Region, Turkey

Firdevs Banu Özdemir; Halim Büyükuslu; Tuba Özdemir Öge

doi:10.17776/csj.1401016

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Assessment of Indoor and Water Radon Concentrations in Esenyurt and Beylikdüzü Districts of Istanbul, Marmara Region, Turkey

Abstract

The radon activity concentration measurements for indoor and tap water were studied in Esenyurt and Beylikdüzü districts of Istanbul Province, Turkey. The mean radon concentration value received from thirty-six passive radon detectors was obtained as 63.56 Bq/m3. The mean annual effective dose for indoor radon measurements is 1.60 mSv/y in this measurement period. The radon activity results of calculated tap water samples were under 0.8 Bq/L. The annual effective doses resulting from ingestion and inhalation were calculated to evaluate the health risk across various age groups. All radon measurement results, and the associated calculated data for ingestion and inhalation remained below the threshold values established by international organizations

Keywords

İstanbul’un (Marmara Bölgesi, Türkiye) Esenyurt ve Beylikdüzü İlçelerinde Bina İçi ve Su Radon Konsantrasyonlarının Değerlendirilmesi

Öz

Türkiye'nin İstanbul ilinin Esenyurt ve Beylikdüzü ilçelerinde iç ortam ve musluk suyu için radon aktivite konsantrasyonu ölçümleri çalışılmıştır. Otuz altı pasif radon dedektöründen alınan ortalama radon konsantrasyon değeri 63,56 Bq/m3 olarak elde edilmiştir. Bu ölçüm döneminde kapalı ortam radon ölçümleri için ortalama yıllık etkin doz 1,60 mSv/y'dir. Hesaplanan musluk suyu örneklerinin radon aktivitesi sonuçları 0,8 Bq/l'nin altındadır. Ortalama yıllık etkin doz değerleri (musluk suyu ölçümleri) yutma için < 2,04 μSv/y ve soluma hesaplamaları için < 2,02 μSv/y olarak hesaplanmıştır. Tüm radon ölçüm sonuçları ve ilgili yutma ve soluma hesaplama sonuçları uluslararası kuruluşlar tarafından belirlenen sınır değerlerin altında kalmıştır.

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Supporting Institution

Beykent University Scientific Research Project with 2018-19-BAP-16 project number

Project Number

Beykent University Scientific Research Project with 2018-19-BAP-16 project number

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Primary Language

English

Subjects

Nuclear Physics

Journal Section

Research Article

Authors

Firdevs Banu Özdemir
0000-0002-7935-2062
Türkiye

Halim Büyükuslu
0000-0001-5623-8761
Türkiye

Tuba Özdemir Öge ^*
0000-0001-6690-7199
Türkiye

Publication Date

June 30, 2024

Submission Date

December 6, 2023

Acceptance Date

May 20, 2024

Published in Issue

Year 2024 Volume: 45 Number: 2

DOI

https://doi.org/10.17776/csj.1401016

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https://izlik.org/JA52UX76BS

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APA

Özdemir, F. B., Büyükuslu, H., & Özdemir Öge, T. (2024). Assessment of Indoor and Water Radon Concentrations in Esenyurt and Beylikdüzü Districts of Istanbul, Marmara Region, Turkey. Cumhuriyet Science Journal, 45(2), 426-436. https://doi.org/10.17776/csj.1401016