Journal Article

·2005

Determination of radon concentrations of the Dikili geothermal area in western turkey

Yasemin Yarar YTU , Tuğba Günaydı YTU , Nilgün Çelebi

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Abstract

For this study, a geothermal area around Izmir-Dikili, located in the western part of Turkey, was chosen as a measuring site and the radon concentrations of environmental samples were determined. Indoor radon monitoring was performed for 3 months in dwellings located in different part of the region using passive CR-39 nuclear track detectors. The radon concentrations of water samples drawn from wells, municipal supplies, village fountains and spas in the area were measured using a liquid scintillation detector (Packard Tri-Carb 2770 TR/SL, A-277001). Soil samples collected from each location were analysed and (226)Ra concentrations were determined using a gamma ray spectrometer connected to an HPGe detector. Annual effective doses from radon inhalation and ingestion were calculated.

Keywords

Radon Nuclear track Environmental science Geothermal gradient Radium Effective dose (radiation) Liquid scintillation counting Gamma ray spectrometer Nuclear medicine Hydrology (agriculture) Detector Radiochemistry Geology Chemistry Physics Nuclear physics Medicine

Subject Areas

Radioactivity and Radon Measurements ·Radiological and Ultrasound Technology ·Health Sciences
Radiation Detection and Scintillator Technologies ·Radiation ·Physical Sciences
Nuclear Physics and Applications ·Radiation ·Physical Sciences

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