Outdoor Radioactivity and Health Risks for Nurdağı,Turkey

Year 2019, NSP2018 Special Issue, 149 - 154, 28.03.2019

Tahsin Özer Ali İhsan Öztürk

Abstract

In
order to determine the outdoor gamma dose rates, the study area was separated
to 35 sampling stations with approximately 3 km distance. Measurings were done
in 3 different locations for each sampling station. The average of these 3
measurements was taken and was specified as outdoor gamma dose rate for
sampling stations. The outdoor gamma dose rates were measured by Eberline smart
portable device (ESP-2) connected with an SPA-6 model plastic scintillation
detector. Measurements were taken in air for two minutes at 1 m above the
ground and the gamma dose rates were recorded nGy/h. The average outdoor gamma
dose values measured at 35 locations measured per hour in the air at an
altitude of 1 m was 59.4 nGy/h. The average annual outdoor gamma dose is
determined to 72,8 μSv for Nurdağı province.

Keywords

Outdoor gamma dose, Health risk, Eberline, Nurdağı

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