Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
MIDDLE EAST INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON CONTEMPORARY SCIENTIFIC STUDIES-VIII, Adana, Türkiye, 7 - 08 Ocak 2023, ss.94-100, (Tam Metin Bildiri)
Top soil
contamination significantly reduces environmental quality and deeply affects
human health. Screening and detecting soil pollution have become increasingly
important for adequate protection and remediation actions. The pollutants, in
most cases, are usually heavy metals, organic contaminants, and agricultural
applications such as chemical fertilizers, pesticides, and hormones. Also,
ionizing radiation and non-ionizing electromagnetic fields have various affects
suchs as leukemia for children, cancer, direct harm to human genital and immune
systems, cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, nervous system diseases and
depression. It is aimed to trace the distribution and concentration of
contaminants in soils and the radiation effect around children's playgrounds in
Karşıyaka district of İzmir. For this purpose, ALARA ADA PR-2 high-resolution ionizing radiation sensor (Gamma, X-Ray,
Beta, Alpha), Benetech GM3120 electromagnetic field strength sensor for
non-ionizing electric and magnetic fields, and Bartington MS2E magnetic
susceptibility sensor were used and all of the equipments were calibrated
before measurements. After turning on the ionizing radiation end EM field
sensors, all of the park's each point is investigated on foot, and the highest
values are granted to studied parks. Besides, magnetic susceptibility
measurements were carried out at least 10 locations at each park. After collecting EM field, ionizing radiation, and magnetic
susceptibility data, international safety standards were studied to achieve
safety limits for interpretation. There are several standards in various
countries for EM field limits. GB8702-1988
Regulations for EM radiation protection, HJ/T10.3-1996
Environmental impact assessment methods and standards on EM radiation, and GB9175-88 Hygienic standards for environmental EM
waves are selected for EM field limits. Turkish Atomic
Energy Authority (TAEK), Radiation Safety Code No:21, is used for ionizing
radiation standards. Electric field strength above 40 mV, magnetic field
strength above 0,4 µT, ionizing radiation strength above 0,30 µSv/h, and
magnetic susceptibility values above 60 cgs are considered unsafe for human
health. It is aimed to trace the distribution and concentration of contaminants
in soils and the radiation effect around children's playgrounds in Karşıyaka
district of İzmir. Magnetic susceptibility, non-ionizing electromagnetic
radiation, and ionizing radiation measurements were carried out at 32 sites. As
a result, it was determined that all areas were safe from ionizing radiation.
Electromagnetic field strength values were above the safety limits at 19
locations, and magnetic susceptibility values were above the average rates at 23
sites.