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Türkiye’de Borçka Baraj Gölünün Sediment Örneklerinde Radyoaktif Kirliliğin Değerlendirmesi

Year 2019, , 624 - 639, 30.09.2019

Murat Şirin

https://doi.org/10.17776/csj.526652
Cited By: 4

Abstract

Bu
çalışmada, Borçka Baraj Gölü’nden toplanan sediment örneklerinde doğal (226Ra,
232Th ve 40K) ve antropojenik (137Cs)
radyonüklidlerin konsantrasyonları yüksek saflıkta germanyum dedektörü  (HPGe) 
kullanılarak ölçülmüştür. Aktivite konsantrasyonları 226Ra, 232Th,
40K ve 137Cs için sırasıyla 4.79-21.46, 9.36–20.65,
238.01–721.26 ve 0.79–6.81 Bq kg-1 aralığında değişmiştir. Sediment
örnekleri için hesaplanan ortalama 226Ra, 232Th ve 40K
aktivite konsantrasyonları UNSCEAR tarafından rapor edilen dünya ortalaması
değerlerinden daha düşük bulunmuştur. Ayrıca, radyum eşdeğer aktifliği (Raeq),
dış tehlike endeksi (Hex), havada soğurulan doz hızı (D), yıllık
etkin doz eşdeğeri (AEDE) ve artan yaşam boyu kanser riski (ELCR)  değeri gibi radyolojik tehlike parametreleri
hesaplanmış ve uluslararası izin verilen değerlerle karşılaştırılmıştır. Bu
çalışmanın sonuçları, bu bölgedeki sediment örneklerine maruz kalan insanlar
için önemli bir sağlık riski olmadığını ortaya çıkarmıştır.

Keywords

Borçka Baraj Gölü Radyoaktivite Sediment yaşam boyu kanser riski

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Evaluation of radioactive pollution in sediment samples of Borçka Dam Lake, Turkey

Year 2019, , 624 - 639, 30.09.2019

Murat Şirin

https://doi.org/10.17776/csj.526652
Cited By: 4

Abstract

In this research, the concentrations of natural (226Ra, 232Th
and 40K) and anthropogenic (137Cs) radionuclides were measured in sediment
samples collected from the Borçka Dam Lake using a high purity germanium
detector (HPGe). The activity values ranged from 4.79-21.46, 9.36–20.65,
238.01–721.26 and 0.79–6.81 Bq kg-1 for 226Ra, 232Th, 40K and 137Cs
respectively. The average 226Ra, 232Th and 40K activity concentrations calculated
for the sediment samples were found to be lower compared to world average
values reported by UNSCEAR. In addition, radiological hazard indices were
determined and compared with the international permissible values. The results
of this study revealed that there is no significant health risk for people
exposed to sediment samples in this region.

Keywords

Borçka Dam Lake Radioactivity Sediment lifetime cancer risk

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  • [4] El-Taher A. and Madkour H.A., Distribution and environmental impacts of metals and natural radionuclides in marine sediments in-front of different wadies mouth along the Egyptian Red Sea Coast, Appl. Radiat. Isot., 69 (2011) 550–558.
  • [5] Otansev P., Taşkın H., Başsarı A. and Varinlioğlu A., Distribution and environmental impacts of heavy metals and radioactivity in sediment and seawater samples of the Marmara Sea, Chemosphere, 154 (2016) 266–275.
  • [6] Celik N., Cevik U., Celik A. and Koz B., Natural and artificial radioactivity measurements in Eastern Black Sea region of Turkey, J. Hazard. Mater., 162 (2009) 146–153.
  • [7] Aytas S., Yusan S., Aslani M.A., Karali T., Turkozu D.A., Gok C., Erenturk S., Gokce M. and Oguz K.F., Natural radioactivity of riverbank sediments of the Maritza and Tundja Rivers in Turkey, J. Environ. Sci. Heal. Part A, 47 (2012) 2163–2172.
  • [8] Eroğlu, H. and Kabadayi, Ö., Natural radioactivity levels in lake sediment samples, Radiat. Prot. Dosimetry, 156 (2013) 331–335.
  • [9] Kulahci F. and Doǧru M., Physical and chemical investigation of water and sediment of the Keban Dam Lake, Turkey Part 1: Iso-curves of radioactivity, J. Radioanal. Nucl. Chem., 268 (2006) 517–528.
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Primary Language English
Journal Section Natural Sciences
Authors

Murat Şirin 0000-0001-6864-752X

Publication Date September 30, 2019
Submission Date February 13, 2019
Acceptance Date September 9, 2019
Published in Issue Year 2019

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APA Şirin, M. (2019). Evaluation of radioactive pollution in sediment samples of Borçka Dam Lake, Turkey. Cumhuriyet Science Journal, 40(3), 624-639. https://doi.org/10.17776/csj.526652

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