Assessment of radiation doses from natural radioactivity measurements in the spa centres of Kütahya Province, Turkey

Sahin L., Durak S., Hafizoglu N.

Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry, vol.331, no.7, pp.2993-3004, 2022 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 331 Issue: 7
  • Publication Date: 2022
  • Doi Number: 10.1007/s10967-022-08342-w
  • Journal Name: Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, Aerospace Database, Analytical Abstracts, Biotechnology Research Abstracts, CAB Abstracts, Chemical Abstracts Core, Chimica, Communication Abstracts, EMBASE, Food Science & Technology Abstracts, INSPEC, Metadex, Pollution Abstracts, Public Affairs Index, Veterinary Science Database, Civil Engineering Abstracts
  • Page Numbers: pp.2993-3004
  • Keywords: Thermal water, Radon, Radium, Ingestion dose, Inhalation dose, RADON CONCENTRATION LEVELS, INDOOR RADON, THERMAL WATERS, GROUNDWATER, PARAMETERS, SAMPLES, RADIUM, BASIN, KONYA, CITY
  • Istanbul University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

© 2022, Akadémiai Kiadó, Budapest, Hungary.Kütahya is one of the provinces with many well-known spas in Turkey. Radionuclide levels in the thermal waters of these spas have not been measured before. Therefore, the radon and radium concentrations in thermal waters collected from Kütahya spas were measured using the collector chamber method. In addition, the indoor radon concentrations of spas were determined using LR-115 type II solid-state nuclear track detectors. The annual effective doses from the inhalation and ingestion of radon and radium concentrations have been calculated. The sampling points' physical and chemical properties were also measured during the survey.