@article{article_130577, title={DETERMINATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL RADIOACTIVITY OF DRINKING WATER, SOIL AND AIR IN EDREMIT GULF SHORES}, journal={Nature Sciences}, volume={3}, pages={185–191}, year={2008}, author={Ilgar, Rüstü}, keywords={Edremit, Environment, Radioactivity, Pollution, Ge, , , , ,}, abstract={This study was investigated on soil and water samples taken from Northern Aegean Edremit Gulf shores (Edremit, Akcay, Altinoluk, Kucukkuyu) and air measurements at one-meter height from the land is also soil and drinking water taken from area. World Health Organization advises 0.1 Bq/l for gross alpha and 1.0 Bq/l for gross beta activity as limit values for drinking water. Turkish Standardization Institute also accepts these limits. Basic levels of natural radiation point out some changes related with the geological and geomorphologic features of the region. The mineralogical structures of rocks and soil and geographical height affect the natural background radiation level of the region. As methods is gross alpha and beta counting of the water samples taken from municipal supplies was performed by using a gas-flow proportional counter and the results values were presented in Bq/l. Soil samples, were analyzed by using a gamma-ray spectrometry system in Çekmece Nuclear Research And Training Centre laboratories. Air tested air HPGe detector.}, number={2}, publisher={E-Journal of New World Sciences Academy}