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The seasonal variation of ambient gamma radiation dose rate and health risk assessment in North Coast, Mediterranean Sea

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In this research, the seasonal variations of ambient gamma radiation dose rate and the outdoor gamma radiation risk in the northeast location of Cyprus were investigated by means of an Ion Chamber Survey Meter. The ambient gamma radiation was measured at 100 cm above ground level. The average value of measured ambient gamma dose was 135 nGyh−1, 185 nGyh−1, 187 nGyh−1 and 191 nGyh−1 in winter, autumn, spring, and summer, respectively. The excess lifetime cancer risk (ELCR) values at the tested sites were higher than the worldwide average.

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The author is grateful to Princess Norah bint Abdulrahman University Researchers Supporting Project number (PNURSP2023R378), Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

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  1. Faculty of Art and Science, University of Kyrenia, Kyrenia, TRNC, Via Mersin 10, Turkey

    Akbar Abbasi

  2. Physics Department, Faculty of Science, Al-Azhar University, Assiut Branch, Cairo, Egypt

    Hesham M. H. Zakaly

  3. Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences, Computer Engineering Department, Istinye University, 34396, Istanbul, Turkey

    Hesham M. H. Zakaly

  4. Institute of Physics and Technology, Ural Federal University, Ekaterinburg, Russia

    Hesham M. H. Zakaly

  5. Faculty of Art and Science, Cyprus International University, Nicosia, Northern Cyprus, Via Mersin10, Turkey

    Vali Bashiry

  6. Department of Physics, College of Science, Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University, P.O. Box 84428, 11671, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

    Albandari W. Alrowaily

  7. Faculty of Engineering, Near East University, Nicosia, TRNC, Via Mersin 10, Turkey

    Fatemeh Mirekhtiary

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AA: Investigation, Conceptualization, Methodology, Software, Project administration, Visualization, Writing- Original draft preparation. HMHZ: Methodology, Software, Writing- Original draft preparation, Writing- Review& Editing, draft preparation. VB: Project administration, Methodology, Experiment preparation. AWA: Methodology, Software, Writing- Review& Editing. FM: Methodology, Software.

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Abbasi, A., Zakaly, H.M.H., Bashiry, V. et al. The seasonal variation of ambient gamma radiation dose rate and health risk assessment in North Coast, Mediterranean Sea. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 332, 4355–4361 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-023-09132-8

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