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Assessment of gamma radiation levels of beach sands in Bitlis region of Lake Van

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Natural gamma radioisotope activity concentration levels in beach sands in the Bitlis region of Lake Van, in eastern Turkey, were determined using an HPGe detector. A total of 15 different beach sand samples were collected from Ahlat, Adilcevaz, and Tatvan shoreline regions, and then 226Ra, 232Th, 40K, and 137Cs radioisotope activity concentrations were measured. Mean values of gamma emissions for each radioisotope were determined as 58.78, 65.89, 1590.25, and 4.84 Bq kg−1 for 226Ra, 232Th, 40K, and 137Cs, respectively. Mean radium equivalent activity, absorbed gamma dose rate, annual effective dose, and external hazard index values were calculated as 275.45 Bq kg−1, 135.41 nGy h−1, 0.17 mSv year−1, and 0.74, respectively.

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This study was supported by the Bitlis Eren University Scientific Research Project Support Department. Project number: 2018.09.

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  1. Department of Electrical-Electronics Engineering, Bitlis Eren University, Bitlis, Turkey

    Muhammed Fatih Kuluöztürk

  2. Hizan Vocational School, Bitlis Eren University, Bitlis, Turkey

    Şule Karatepe Çelik

  3. Physics Department, Fırat University, Elazığ, Turkey

    Mahmut Doğru

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Kuluöztürk, M.F., Çelik, Ş.K. & Doğru, M. Assessment of gamma radiation levels of beach sands in Bitlis region of Lake Van. Arab J Geosci 13, 608 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12517-020-05600-7

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