Measurements of radon concentration levels in thermal waters in the region of Konya, Turkey

dc.contributor.authorErdogan, Mehmet
dc.contributor.authorOzdemir, Fatih
dc.contributor.authorEren, Nuretdin
dc.date.accessioned2020-03-26T18:42:27Z
dc.date.available2020-03-26T18:42:27Z
dc.date.issued2013
dc.departmentSelçuk Üniversitesien_US
dc.description3rd Joint European Stable Isotope Users Group Meeting (JESIUM) -- SEP 02-07, 2012 -- Leipzig, GERMANYen_US
dc.description.abstractRn-222 (radon) is one of the most important sources of natural radiation to which people are exposed. It is an alpha-emitting noble gas and it can be found in various concentrations in soil, air and in different kinds of water. In this study, we present the results of radon concentration measurements in thermal waters taken from the sources in the region of Konya located in the central part of Turkey. The radon activity concentrations in 10 thermal water samples were measured by using the AlphaGUARD PQ 2000PRO radon gas analyser in spring and summer of the year 2012. We found that radon activity concentrations range from 0.60 +/- 0.11 to 70.34 +/- 3.55kBqm(-3) and from 0.67 +/- 0.03 to 36.53 +/- 4.68kBqm(-3) in spring and summer, respectively. We also calculated effective doses per treatment in the spas for the spring and summer seasons. It was found that the minimum and maximum effective doses per treatment are in the range of 0.09-10.13 nSv in spring and in the range of 0.1-5.26 nSv in summer.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipSelcuk University-BAPSelcuk University [13201016]en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipMany helpful discussions with Prof. Dr V. Zedef and Prof. Dr U. Atav are gratefully acknowledged. We also thank the municipalities of Ilgin and Seydipehir and the private spa establishments in Kopk and Ysmil for allowing and facilitating collection of water samples. Also M.E. thanks Selcuk University-BAP(13201016) for financial support.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/10256016.2013.815182en_US
dc.identifier.endpage574en_US
dc.identifier.issn1025-6016en_US
dc.identifier.issn1477-2639en_US
dc.identifier.issue4en_US
dc.identifier.pmid23937805en_US
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ2en_US
dc.identifier.startpage567en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10256016.2013.815182
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12395/29635
dc.identifier.volume49en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000327931100013en_US
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ3en_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Scienceen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopusen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakPubMeden_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherTAYLOR & FRANCIS LTDen_US
dc.relation.ispartofISOTOPES IN ENVIRONMENTAL AND HEALTH STUDIESen_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessen_US
dc.selcuk20240510_oaigen_US
dc.subjecteffective doseen_US
dc.subjectnatural radioactivityen_US
dc.subjectradiation exposureen_US
dc.subjectradon-222en_US
dc.subjectthermal watersen_US
dc.titleMeasurements of radon concentration levels in thermal waters in the region of Konya, Turkeyen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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