Factor analysis applied to distribution of elements in western Turkey

Bakac M., Kumru M.

APPLIED RADIATION AND ISOTOPES, vol.55, no.5, pp.721-729, 2001 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 55 Issue: 5
  • Publication Date: 2001
  • Doi Number: 10.1016/s0969-8043(01)00110-5
  • Journal Name: APPLIED RADIATION AND ISOTOPES
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.721-729
  • Keywords: multivariate analysis, radioactivity, radium, sediment, soil, thorium, uranium, western Turkey, COLLECTOR CHAMBER METHOD, GEDIZ-RIVER, SAMPLES, RA-226
  • Dokuz Eylül University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

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.