Factor analysis applied to distribution of elements in western Turkey

Bakac M., Kumru M.

APPLIED RADIATION AND ISOTOPES, cilt.55, sa.5, ss.721-729, 2001 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 55 Sayı: 5
  • Basım Tarihi: 2001
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/s0969-8043(01)00110-5
  • Dergi Adı: APPLIED RADIATION AND ISOTOPES
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.721-729
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: multivariate analysis, radioactivity, radium, sediment, soil, thorium, uranium, western Turkey, COLLECTOR CHAMBER METHOD, GEDIZ-RIVER, SAMPLES, RA-226
  • Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

This paper examines the results of R-mode factor analysis performed on four radionuclides and two elements data from a geochemical survey from western Turkey. Sediment and soil samples numbering 321 were collected along the Gediz river and analysed for (238)eU, (232)eTh, K-40, Ra-226, Mg and Pb. Two factors in soil and sediment, which account for 59% and 56% of the total variance, respectively, were extracted and named as geological structure and volcano. (C) 2001 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.