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Natural radioactivity and heavy metal concentrations in soil along the Izmir-Ankara roadway, Turkey |
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Author(s): |
Alper Baba, F. Serap Erees, Asiye Bassari, Ümran Hiçsönmez, Sermin Çam, Hasan G. Özdilek |
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Department of Geological Engineering, Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University, Canakkale 17020, Turkey
Department of Physics, Celal Bayar University, Muradiye, Manisa, Turkey
Çekmece Nuclear Research and Training Center, Istanbul, Turkey
Department of Chemistry, Celal Bayar University, Muradiye, Manisa, Turkey
Department of Physics, Faculty Sciences and Arts, Celal Bayar University, Muradiye, Manisa, Turkey
Faculty of Engineering and Architecture, Department of Environmental Engineering, Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University, Canakkale, Turkey
alperbaba @ comu.edu.tr, ereess @ yahoo.com, bassaria @ nukleer.gov.tr, umran.hicsonmez @ bayar.edu.tr, sermin.cam @ bayar.edu.tr,, hgozdilek @ comu.edu.tr
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Science,Technology and Sustainability in the Middle East and North Africa pp. 335 - 346 |
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Abstract/
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Although regional geological speciation is principally determined by the source material, the increase of industrial production plants, synthetic agricultural aids, motor vehicles, etc. have led to the emission of various mixtures of environmental contaminants in the environment. Radionuclides, one of the chief environmental contaminants, emit different types of radiation. Another important group of environmental contaminants is heavy metals that, like radionuclides, are persistent in the environment and are accumulated in the food chain. These two groups of environmental parameters are the main concern of the study situated in Western Turkey. Comparison with worldwide averages, both radiation and some heavy metals and some elements in the study area were found elevated mainly due to stipulation of the regional geology. Analyses of fifteen samples revealed that gamma absorbed dose rate of potassium and rubidium, gamma absorbed dose rate of uranium and thorium, titanium and zirconium concentration, iron and zinc concentration, iron and copper concentration, and finally copper and zirconium concentration are positively and strongly related. |
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