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Natural radionuclide distribution in quartzite sands of East Mediterranean Region (Turkey)

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The study examined 15 sites in the Ovacik-Kargicak (Mersin, Turkey) open pit mines and obtained two quartzite samples from each. Gamma-ray spectrometric measurements were undertaken on the quartzite rocks and sands to quantify the concentrations of the natural radionuclides 226Ra, 232Th and 40K. In addition, the mean radioactivity concentrations of these natural nuclides were calculated to be 6.94, 7.34 and 140.05 Bqkg−1. Also the mean radioactivity concentrations of the natural nuclides in old Ovacik quartzite sands 226Ra, 232Th and 40K were calculated to be 9.85, 10.54, and 226.40 Bqkg−1, respectively.

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Dans cette étude, l’échantillon de 15 sites ont été choisis et totalement quartzite 30 échantillons (2 échantillons pour chaque site d’échantillonnage) tirés Ovacik-Kargicak (Mersin, Turquie), mines à ciel ouvert ont été préparés et spectrométrie gamma-ray mesures ont été effectuées sur les roches et les sables de quartzite de quantifier les concentrations de radionucléides naturels (226Ra, 232Th et 40K). Cependant, la moyenne 226Ra, 232Th et 40K valeurs de la radioactivité naturelle, de 2 échantillons pour chaque site d’échantillonnage, ont été déterminés. En outre, la moyenne de la radioactivité naturelle des concentrations de nucléides dans Kargicak-Ovacik quartzite sables, 226Ra, 232Th et de 40K ont été calculés à 6,94, 7,34 et 140.05 Bqkg−1. En outre, la moyenne de la radioactivité naturelle des concentrations de nucléides dans le vieux Ovacik quartzite sables 226Ra, 232Th et de 40K ont été calculés à 9.85,10.54 et 226.40 Bqkg−1 respectivement.

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This work is carried out under the research project sponsored by; Department of Atomic Energy, Govt. of Turkey (TAEK) and the authors gratefully thank to TAEK for supporting research studies.

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Aykamis, A.S., Kilic, A.M. Natural radionuclide distribution in quartzite sands of East Mediterranean Region (Turkey). Bull Eng Geol Environ 70, 317–321 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10064-010-0319-6

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