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Assessment of natural radioactivity and heavy metals in water and soil around seismically active area

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The natural radioactivity concentration and some heavy metals in various water and soil samples collected from seismically active area have been determined. Gross-alpha and beta concentrations of different 33 water samples and some heavy metal (Fe, Pb, Cu, K, Mn, Cr and Zn) concentration in 72 soil samples collected from two major fault systems (North and East Anatolian Active Fault Systems) in Turkey have been studied. This survey regarding gross-alpha and beta radioactivity and some heavy metals concentrations was carried out by means of Krieger method using a gross-alpha and beta-counting system and atomic absorption spectrometry (AAS), respectively. Also, gross annual effective dose from the average gross-alpha activity in waters were calculated.

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Acknowledgments

The author would also like to thank to Assistant Professor Murat İnceöz and Professor Ercan Aksoy, Faculty of Engineering, Department of Geological Engineering, for helping to define of the geological features of the studied area. This work is supported by FUBAP with project number 893.

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    Present address: Faculty of Arts and Science, Department of Physics, University of Firat, 23169, Elazıg, Turkey

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  1. Division of Science Education, Faculty of Education, University of Firat, 23119, Elazig, Turkey

    Oktay Baykara

  2. Bitlis Eren University, 13000, Bitlis, Turkey

    Mahmut Doğru

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Baykara, O., Doğru, M. Assessment of natural radioactivity and heavy metals in water and soil around seismically active area. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 283, 547–553 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-009-0387-x

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