Indoor radon measurement in Izmir Province, Turkey

Özbay T., Karadeniz Ö.

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY, cilt.96, sa.8, ss.752-762, 2016 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 96 Sayı: 8
  • Basım Tarihi: 2016
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1080/03067319.2016.1196684
  • Dergi Adı: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.752-762
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Indoor radon, Izmir, solid state nuclear track detectors (SSNTD's), radiological mapping, annual effective dose, NATURAL RADIOACTIVITY, DWELLINGS, AREA
  • Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

In 2013, an extensive study was performed in a total of 117 locations in Izmir province and indoor radon levels were measured using the alpha track etch integrated method with LR-115 detectors. As the maps are more practical to interpret the results of radiological survey' he distributions of indoor Rn-222 activities in four most densely populated districts of Izmir were mapped in detail. It is seen that the estimated average radon concentration level (210 Bq m(-3)) determined in Izmir province was almost three times higher than the mean value for Turkey (81 Bq m(-3)). Exposed annual effective dose equivalents for Izmir province were estimated in the range of 0.7 to 2.3 mSy year(-1) with a mean of 5.3 mSv year(-1). In this study, it is pointed out that indoor radon concentration was affected by the age f the building and height above the ground.