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Natural and artificial radioactivity levels of greenhouse soils and relations with soil properties

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In this study, natural (226Ra, 232Th, 40K) and artificial (137Cs) radionuclide activity concentration levels of 63 greenhouse soils collected from Antalya city were determined by Gamma Spectroscopy technique using High Purity Germanium Detector. Soil analytical characteristics and total K, Ca, Mg and Na concentrations of greenhouse soils were also determined. Remarkable correlations were determined between the radioisotopes and the soil parameters. However, the dose amounts produced by the soil samples were well below the permissible levels determined by the IAEA, indicating greenhouse soils would not cause any radiological risk for the human being.

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The author thanks to Ercument Aksoy and Olgaç GUVEN for mapping. This research did not receive any specific grant from funding agencies in the public, commercial, or not-for-profit sectors.

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  1. Department of Plant and Animal Production, Vocational School of Technical Sciences, Akdeniz University, Antalya, Turkey

    Bulent Topcuoglu

  2. Nuclear Technology and Radiation Safety, Vocational School of Technical Sciences, Akdeniz University, Antalya, Turkey

    Suleyman Fatih Ozmen

  3. Department of Physics, Faculty of Sciences, Akdeniz University, Antalya, Turkey

    Ismail Boztosun

  4. Department of Construction Technology, Vocational School of Technical Sciences, Akdeniz University, Antalya, Turkey

    Cevdet Bertan Gulludag

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Topcuoglu, B., Ozmen, S.F., Boztosun, I. et al. Natural and artificial radioactivity levels of greenhouse soils and relations with soil properties. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 331, 783–797 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-021-08132-w

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