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Assessment of natural radioactivity level of soil and water in the region of Çorlu (Turkey)

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The activity concentrations of 222Rn with an AlphaGUARD system in well having different depths and in natural spring waters were measured to assess the natural radioactivity level of the Çorlu region. The measured concentrations varied from 22.04 to 63.92 Bq L−1 for 6 well water samples, 15.38–24.33 Bq L−1 for 6 spring water samples. The activity concentrations from 238U, 232Th and 40K in 11 soil samples collected from the same region were also determined and the outdoor gamma dose rates at 1 m above the surface at the same sampling points were measured. The results obtained in this study lie within safe limits recommended by WHO and UNSCEAR with the exception of the mean specific activity of 40K radionuclide.

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This work was supported by Kütahya Dumlupınar University Scientific Research Projects Coordination Unit. Project Number 2014/31.

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  1. Department of Physics, Faculty of Art and Sciences, Dumlupınar University, 43100, Kütahya, Turkey

    Kaan Manisa, Ali Usluer, Hakan Cetinkaya & Ulas Isik

  2. Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Selçuk University, Yeni Istanbul Street, 42130, Konya, Turkey

    Mehmet Erdogan

  3. Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Istanbul University, 34134, İstanbul, Turkey

    Latife Sahin

  4. Department of Mining Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences, Konya Technical University, 42130, Konya, Turkey

    Veysel Zedef

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Manisa, K., Erdogan, M., Usluer, A. et al. Assessment of natural radioactivity level of soil and water in the region of Çorlu (Turkey). J Radioanal Nucl Chem 329, 1213–1221 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-021-07906-6

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