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Title: Measurement of natural and {sup 137}Cs radioactivity concentrations at Izmit Bay (Marmara Sea), Turkey

Abstract

In order to determine the radioactivity level at Izmit Bay Marmara Sea, marine sediment samples were collected from five different locations. The radioactivity concentrations of naturally occurring {sup 238}U, {sup 232}Th and {sup 40}K isotopes and also that of an artificial isotope {sup 137}Cs were measured by using gamma-ray spectroscopy. Preliminary results show that the radioactivity concentrations of {sup 238}U and {sup 232}Th isotopes are lower than the average worldwide values while the radioactivity concentrations of the {sup 40}K are higher than the average worldwide value. A small amount of {sup 137}Cs contamination, which might be caused by the Chernobyl accident, was also detected.

Authors:
; ; ;  [1]; ;  [2]
  1. Kocaeli University, Department of Physics, Umuttepe 41380, Kocaeli (Turkey)
  2. Kocaeli University, Department of Biology, Umuttepe 41380, Kocaeli (Turkey)
Publication Date:
OSTI Identifier:
22590948
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
AIP Conference Proceedings
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 1722; Journal Issue: 1; Conference: BPU-9: 9. international physics conference of the Balkan Physical Union, Istanbul (Turkey), 24-27 Aug 2015; Other Information: (c) 2016 AIP Publishing LLC; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); Journal ID: ISSN 0094-243X
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
07 ISOTOPES AND RADIATION SOURCES; BAYS; CESIUM 137; CONCENTRATION RATIO; CONTAMINATION; ECOLOGICAL CONCENTRATION; ELEMENT ABUNDANCE; GAMMA RADIATION; GAMMA SPECTROSCOPY; NATURAL RADIOACTIVITY; POTASSIUM 40; REACTOR ACCIDENTS; SEAS; SEDIMENTS; THORIUM 232; TURKEY; URANIUM 238

Citation Formats

Öksüz, İ., E-mail: ibrahim-ksz@yahoo.com, Güray, R. T., E-mail: tguray@kocaeli.edu.tr, Özkan, N., E-mail: nozkan@kocaeli.edu.tr, Yalçin, C., E-mail: caner.yalcin@kocaeli.edu.tr, Ergül, H. A., E-mail: halim.ergul@kocaeli.edu.tr, and Aksan, S., E-mail: serdar.aksan@kocaeli.edu.tr. Measurement of natural and {sup 137}Cs radioactivity concentrations at Izmit Bay (Marmara Sea), Turkey. United States: N. p., 2016. Web. doi:10.1063/1.4944133.
Öksüz, İ., E-mail: ibrahim-ksz@yahoo.com, Güray, R. T., E-mail: tguray@kocaeli.edu.tr, Özkan, N., E-mail: nozkan@kocaeli.edu.tr, Yalçin, C., E-mail: caner.yalcin@kocaeli.edu.tr, Ergül, H. A., E-mail: halim.ergul@kocaeli.edu.tr, & Aksan, S., E-mail: serdar.aksan@kocaeli.edu.tr. Measurement of natural and {sup 137}Cs radioactivity concentrations at Izmit Bay (Marmara Sea), Turkey. United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4944133
Öksüz, İ., E-mail: ibrahim-ksz@yahoo.com, Güray, R. T., E-mail: tguray@kocaeli.edu.tr, Özkan, N., E-mail: nozkan@kocaeli.edu.tr, Yalçin, C., E-mail: caner.yalcin@kocaeli.edu.tr, Ergül, H. A., E-mail: halim.ergul@kocaeli.edu.tr, and Aksan, S., E-mail: serdar.aksan@kocaeli.edu.tr. 2016. "Measurement of natural and {sup 137}Cs radioactivity concentrations at Izmit Bay (Marmara Sea), Turkey". United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4944133.
@article{osti_22590948,
title = {Measurement of natural and {sup 137}Cs radioactivity concentrations at Izmit Bay (Marmara Sea), Turkey},
author = {Öksüz, İ., E-mail: ibrahim-ksz@yahoo.com and Güray, R. T., E-mail: tguray@kocaeli.edu.tr and Özkan, N., E-mail: nozkan@kocaeli.edu.tr and Yalçin, C., E-mail: caner.yalcin@kocaeli.edu.tr and Ergül, H. A., E-mail: halim.ergul@kocaeli.edu.tr and Aksan, S., E-mail: serdar.aksan@kocaeli.edu.tr},
abstractNote = {In order to determine the radioactivity level at Izmit Bay Marmara Sea, marine sediment samples were collected from five different locations. The radioactivity concentrations of naturally occurring {sup 238}U, {sup 232}Th and {sup 40}K isotopes and also that of an artificial isotope {sup 137}Cs were measured by using gamma-ray spectroscopy. Preliminary results show that the radioactivity concentrations of {sup 238}U and {sup 232}Th isotopes are lower than the average worldwide values while the radioactivity concentrations of the {sup 40}K are higher than the average worldwide value. A small amount of {sup 137}Cs contamination, which might be caused by the Chernobyl accident, was also detected.},
doi = {10.1063/1.4944133},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/22590948}, journal = {AIP Conference Proceedings},
issn = {0094-243X},
number = 1,
volume = 1722,
place = {United States},
year = {Fri Mar 25 00:00:00 EDT 2016},
month = {Fri Mar 25 00:00:00 EDT 2016}
}