title: Measurement of radioactivity levels and assessment of radioactivity hazards of soil samples in Karaman, Turkey.
abstract: In this study, the levels of the natural and artificial radioactivity in soil samples collected from surrounding of Karaman in Turkey were measured. Activity concentrations of the concerned radionuclides were determined by gamma-ray spectrometry using a high-purity germanium detector with a relative efficiency of 40 % at 1.332 MeV. The results obtained for the (238)U series ((226)Ra, (214)Pb and (214)Bi), (232)Th series ((228)Ac), (40)K and fission product (137)Cs are discussed. To evaluate the radiological hazard of radioactivity in samples, the radium equivalent activity (Raeq), the absorbed dose rate (D), the annual effective dose and the external (Hex) and internal hazard index (Hin) were calculated and presented in comparison with the data collected from different areas in the world and Turkey.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physics, Faculty of Science,Karamanoğlu Mehmetbey University, Karaman, Turkey Nükleer Bilimler Uygulama ve Araştırma Merkezi, Akdeniz University, Antalya, Turkey osmanagar@kmu.edu.tr.
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Agar
authors.affiliation: Nükleer Bilimler Uygulama ve Araştırma Merkezi, Akdeniz University, Antalya, Turkey Department of Physics, Faculty of Science,Akdeniz University, Antalya, Turkey.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Boztosun
authors.affiliation: Department of Physics, Faculty of Science,Karamanoğlu Mehmetbey University, Karaman, Turkey Nükleer Bilimler Uygulama ve Araştırma Merkezi, Akdeniz University, Antalya, Turkey.
authors.forename: M E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Korkmaz
authors.affiliation: Nükleer Bilimler Uygulama ve Araştırma Merkezi, Akdeniz University, Antalya, Turkey Department of Physics, Faculty of Science,Akdeniz University, Antalya, Turkey.
authors.forename: S F
authors.initials: SF
authors.lastname: Özmen
mesh_terms: D002588:Cesium Radioisotopes / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000032:analysis; D006801:Humans; D011197:Potassium Radioisotopes / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000032:analysis; D011829:Radiation Dosage; D011834:Radiation Monitoring; D011868:Radioisotopes / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000032:analysis*; D011886:Radon / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000032:analysis; D017751:Safety Management; D012990:Soil Pollutants, Radioactive / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000032:analysis*; D013051:Spectrometry, Gamma; D013910:Thorium / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000032:analysis; D014421:Turkey; D014501:Uranium / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000032:analysis
chemical_list: D002588:Cesium Radioisotopes; D011197:Potassium Radioisotopes; D011868:Radioisotopes; D012990:Soil Pollutants, Radioactive; D014501:Uranium; D013910:Thorium; D011886:Radon