Investigation of radon concentrations of underground metro and Marmaray stations in Istanbul

Alan H. Y., Akkus B., Susam L.

JOURNAL OF RADIOANALYTICAL AND NUCLEAR CHEMISTRY, cilt.322, sa.2, ss.291-304, 2019 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 322 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2019
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1007/s10967-019-06688-2
  • Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF RADIOANALYTICAL AND NUCLEAR CHEMISTRY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.291-304
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Radon concentrations, Effective dose, Underground metro
  • İstanbul Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

In this study, radon (Rn) measurements were evaluated for the first time in the underground metro and Marmaray stations in Istanbul and the annual effective dose values were calculated to the employees and for passengers. Radon concentrations ranged from 39.47 to 382.02 Bq m(-3) for the railway platforms. The average radon value for all station platforms found to be 114.60 Bq m(-3). The annual effective dose values for the employees working at the platforms varied from 0.12 and 2.75 mSv y(-1), while the data for the passengers were varied from 0.035 and 0.34 mSv y(-1).