R-mode factor analysis applied to the exploration of radioactivity in the Gediz River

Bakac M., Kumru M., Bassari A.

JOURNAL OF RADIOANALYTICAL AND NUCLEAR CHEMISTRY, cilt.242, sa.2, ss.457-465, 1999 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 242 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 1999
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1007/bf02345578
  • Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF RADIOANALYTICAL AND NUCLEAR CHEMISTRY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.457-465
  • Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Sediment samples were collected from the river bed at 10 km intervals and have been analysed for eU, eTh, %K, Ra-226, Ca, Ti, Mn, Zn, Rb, Sr, Y, Zr, Ba, La and Ce. R-mode factor analysis was used to describe the relationship among 15 remotely sensed and geochemical data sets (variables) for the Gediz River. Four factors were extracted in the sediments and they account for 57.6% of the total variance in the data These factors are interpreted as granite (felsic), economy, volcano and industry factors, respectively.