Natural Radioactivity and Radiation Hazards in Coals Extracted in Amasya, Turkey

• Authors: M. Boz , F. Öner , B. Mavi
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

Radioactive nuclei were created at the beginning of the Universe and with a long half-life, are still present in Earth's crust. The radiations due to the radionuclides contribute to natural background radiation. This generally occurs in ground-source materials (stone, soil, rocks, etc.) in different concentrations. The levels of radiation are due to the uranium, thorium and potassium present in the material. In this study, the natural radioactivity concentrations of coals extracted in Suluova have been determined using a NaI(Tl) γ -ray spectrometer system. The radium equivalent activities of the samples were all below the recommended limit values (370 Bqkg¯¹). The value of external hazard indices is less than unity.

Keywords

EN

07.85.Nc; 92.20.Td

Discipline

• 07.85.Nc: X-ray and γ-ray spectrometers
• 92.20.Td: Radioactivity and radioisotopes(see also 91.65.Dt Isotopic composition—in Mineralogy and petrology; 91.67.Qr Radiogenic isotope geochemistry)

• Publisher: Institute of Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences
• Journal: Acta Physica Polonica A
• Year: 2015
• Volume: 128
• Issue: 2B
• Pages: B-360-B-362

Dates

published

2015-8

Contributors

author

M. Boz

• Amasya Üniversity, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Department of Physics, Amasya, Turkey

author

F. Öner

• Amasya Üniversity, Faculty of Education, Department of Computer Education and Instructional Technology, Amasya, Turkey

author

B. Mavi

• Amasya Üniversity, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Department of Physics, Amasya, Turkey

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Identifiers

DOI

10.12693/APhysPolA.128.B-360