Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

A study on 210Pb and 210Po levels in different tobacco types produced in Turkey and the estimation of the committed effective dose

  • Published:
Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry Aims and scope Submit manuscript

Abstract

In this study, 210Pb and 210Po activity concentrations in tobacco samples produced in 12 different regions of Turkey have been investigated and the estimation of the annual committed effective doses to a smoker have been performed, based on a proposed scenario. 210Po activity concentrations were determined between 10.5 ± 1.0 Bq kg−1 and 31.1 ± 1.7 Bq kg−1, whilst 210Pb activity concentrations were determined between 12.6 ± 1.1 and 31.3 ± 2.2 Bq kg−1. In the proposed scenario, the mean annual committed effective doses originating from 210Pb and 210Po were 25 ± 1 μSv a−1 and 69 ± 2 μSv a−1, respectively.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this article

Log in via an institution

Price excludes VAT (USA)
Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout.

Instant access to the full article PDF.

Institutional subscriptions

Fig. 1

taken from 12 different locations in Turkey, 11 regions are shown in map since Adıyaman region contains 2 locations)

Similar content being viewed by others

References

  1. Tso TC, Harley NH, Alexander LT (1966) Sources of 210Pb and 210Po in tobacco. Science 153:880–882

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  2. Karunakara N, Avadhani DN, Mahesh HM, Somashekarappa HM, Narayana Y, Siddappa K (2000) Distribution and enrichment of Po-210 in the environment of Kaiga in South India. J Environ Radioact 51(3):349–362

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  3. Martell EA (1983) Radiation dose at bronchial bifurcations of smothers from indoor exposure to radon progeny. Proc Natl Acad Sci 80:1285–1289

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  4. Matthews KM, Kim CK, Martin P (2007) Determination of 210Po in environmental materials: a review of analytical methodology. Appl Radiat Isot 65:267–279

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  5. Suarez-Navarro JA, Pujol L, Suarez-Navarro MJ (2017) Determination of specific alpha-emitting radionuclides (uranium, plutonium, thorium and polonium) in water using [Ba+Fe]-coprecipitation method. Appl Radiat Isot 130(2017):162–171

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  6. Flynn WW (1968) The determination of low levels of polonium-210 in environmental materials. Anal Chim Acta 43:221–227

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  7. Vegas ER, Suarez-Navarro JA (2017) A simple method for self-attenuation correction in 210Pb activity measurement in a well-type HPGe detector. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 312:199–204

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  8. Vajda N, LaRosa J, Zeisler R, Danesi P, Kis-Benedek GY (1997) A novel technique for the simultaneous determination of 210Pb and 210Po using a crown ether. J Environ Radioact 37(3):355–372

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  9. Szarlowicz K (2018) Optimization of the radiochemical procedure of 210Po determination in small amounts of sediment samples. Int J Environ Sci Technol 16:5735–5740

    Article  Google Scholar 

  10. PIPS Detectors Data Sheet (2017) Mirion Technologies, Inc.

  11. Strok M, Repinc U, Smodis B (2008) Calibration and validation of a proportional counter for determining beta emitters. J Power Energy Syst 2:2573–2581

    Article  Google Scholar 

  12. MPC-9604 Multi-Detector System Data Sheet (Rev 11112020) Protean Instrument

  13. Currie LA (1968) Anal Chem 40:586

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  14. Sakoda A, Fukao K, Kawabe A, Kataoka T, Hanamoto K, Yamaoka K (2012) Radioactivity of 210Pb in Japanese cigarettes and radiation dose from smoking inhalation. Radiat Prot Dosimetry 150(1):109–113

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  15. Kubalek D, Sersa G, Strok M, Benedik L, Jeran Z (2016) Radioactivity of cigarettes and the importance of 210Po and thorium isotopes for radiaiton dose assessment due to smoking. J Environ Radioactivity 155–156:97–104

    Article  Google Scholar 

  16. Fathivand AA, Aliabadi M, Amidi J, Attarilar A (2004) Determination of polonium-210 in iranian cigarettes. In: Iranian nuclear regularity authority natural radiation production, Teheran

  17. Savidou A, Kehagia K, Eleftheriadis K (2006) Concentration levels of 210Po and 210Pb in dry tobacco leaves in Greece. J Environ Radioact 85:94–102

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  18. ICRP Publication 119 (2012) Compendium of dose coefficients based on ICRP Publication 60. In: International commisssion of radiological protection (ICRP), Ann ICRP, p 41

  19. ICRP Publication 71 (1995) Age dependent doses to members of the public from intake of radionuclides. In: International commisssion of radiological protection (ICRP), Ann ICRP, vol 25, pp 3–4

  20. IAEA-CU-2009–03 (2012) World wide proficiency test: determination of natural and artificial radionuclides in moss-soil and water. In: IAEA Analytical Quality in Nuclear applications Series No. 22, International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna

  21. Watson AP (1983) Polonium-210 and lead-210 in food and tobacco products: a review of parameters and an estimate of potential exposure and dose. ORNL/TM-8831, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN

  22. Khater AEM (2004) Polonium-210 budget in cigarettes. J Environ Radioact 71:33–41

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  23. Peres AC, Hiromoto G (2002) Evaluation of 210Pb and 210Po in cigarette tobacco produced in Brazil. J Environ Radioact 62:115–119

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  24. Kovacs T, Somlai J, Nagy K, Szeiler G (2007) Po-210 and Pb-210 concentration of cigarettes traded in Hungary and their estimated dose contribution due to smoking. Radiat Meas 42(10):1737–1741

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  25. Skwarzec B, Ulatowski J, Struminska DI, Borylo, (2001) Inhalation of 210Po and 210Pb from cigarette smoking in Poland. J Environ Radioact 57(3):221–230

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  26. Desideri D, Meli MA, Feduzi L, Roselli C (2007) 210Po and 210Pb inhalation by cigarette smoking in Italy. Health Phys 92(1):58–63

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  27. Kovacs T, Horvath M, Zoltan S, Dung BD, Minh TK (2014) Determination of 210Po content of vietnamese tobacco samples. Cent Eur J Chem 12(11):1127–1132

    CAS  Google Scholar 

  28. Taroni M, Zaga V, Bartolomei P, Gattavecchia E, Pacifici R, Zuccaro P, Esposito M (2014) 210Pb and 210Po concentrations in Italian cigarettes and effective dose evaluation. Health Phys 107(3):195–199

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  29. Tran N, Le CH, Chau VT (2014) 210Po and 210Pb Activity concentrations in cigarettes produced in vietnam and their estimated dose contribution due to smoking. In: 12th Asia Pacific Physics Conference, Japan

  30. UNSCEAR (2000) United Nations Scientific Committee on the effects of the atomic radiation. Source and effects of ionizing radiation. United Nations, New York

  31. Mettler FA, Huda W, Yoshizumi TT, Mahesh M (2008) Effective doses in radiology and diagnostic nuclear medicine: a catalog. Radiology 248:254

    Article  Google Scholar 

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Turkish Energy, Nuclear and Mineral Research Agency, Nuclear Energy Research Institute, Saray M, Atom C , 06983, Kahramankazan, Ankara, Turkey

    Mihriban Şahin

  2. Department of Chemistry, Hacettepe University, 06800, Beytepe, Ankara, Turkey

    Dilek Şolpan Özbay

Authors
  1. Mihriban Şahin
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  2. Dilek Şolpan Özbay
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Corresponding author

Correspondence to Mihriban Şahin.

Additional information

Publisher's Note

Springer Nature remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations.

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Check for updates. Verify currency and authenticity via CrossMark

Cite this article

Şahin, M., Özbay, D.Ş. A study on 210Pb and 210Po levels in different tobacco types produced in Turkey and the estimation of the committed effective dose. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 329, 45–50 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-021-07684-1

Download citation

  • Received:

  • Accepted:

  • Published:

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-021-07684-1

Keywords

Search

Navigation