Radiation hazards and natural radioactivity levels in surface soil samples from dwelling areas of North Cyprus

Due to increasing concern about environmental radiological protection, radioactivity concentrations of 226 Ra, 232 Th, 40 K and 137 Cs in surface soil samples collected from the North area of Cyprus have been determined using a high-resolution HPGe gamma-spectroscopy system. The range of activity co...

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Published in:Journal of radioanalytical and nuclear chemistry 2020-04, Vol.324 (1), p.203-210
Main Authors: Abbasi, Akbar, Kurnaz, Asley, Turhan, Şeref, Mirekhtiary, Fatemeh
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Cesium 137
Cesium isotopes
Chemistry
Chemistry and Materials Science
Diagnostic Radiology
Gamma spectroscopy
Hadrons
Heavy Ions
Inorganic Chemistry
Natural radioactivity
Nuclear Chemistry
Nuclear Physics
Physical Chemistry
Radiation dosage
Radiation hazards
Radiation, Background
Radioactivity
Radium 226
Soils
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Summary:Due to increasing concern about environmental radiological protection, radioactivity concentrations of 226 Ra, 232 Th, 40 K and 137 Cs in surface soil samples collected from the North area of Cyprus have been determined using a high-resolution HPGe gamma-spectroscopy system. The range of activity concentrations of 226 Ra, 232 Th, 40 K and 137 Cs in the soil samples varies from 49.7 ± 3 to 147.6 ± 17.2, 18.1 ± 1.5 to 93.9 ± 10.7, 103.5 ± 27 to 1468.6 ± 176.1 and 4.3 ± 0.1 to 15.9 ± 1.3 Bq kg −1 , respectively. The obtained results and calculated values of radiation dose in the study area indicate that the relatively high background radioactivity levels.
ISSN:0236-5731
1588-2780
DOI:10.1007/s10967-020-07069-w