Ecological analysis of heavy metal and radioactivity potential of Holocene sediments in Iznik Lake

• Autorzy: Yumun Zeki U. , Kam Erol

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DOI

10.2478/nuka-2019-0013

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

In this study, the heavy metal and radioactive properties of Iznik Lake were investigated. Concentration values of the first (Ag, Bi, Mo, Sn, Se, Zn, As, B, Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Ni, Pb, Pt and Sb) and second (Na, Mg, K, Ca, P, S, Fe, Al and Mn) group of elements in borehole 1 (BH-1) drilling did not show much variation from the top to the bottom of the drilling. Concentration values of the fi rst group of elements in borehole 2 (BH-2) drill samples decreased at higher levels of drilling. In addition, natural and anthropogenic radionuclides were measured by gamma spectrometry, and the results of environmental natural radioactivity of Iznik Lake and its surroundings were determined. In the measurement results, Ra-226 was found to be below the world average value at all locations. It is assumed that the determination of K-40 values above the average values was due to agricultural activities carried out intensively in the study area. Th-232 values were found to be below the world average value in drilling samples; Cs-137 values were below the background level in all samples. According to these results, the study area does not contain any unnatural radioactivity.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

Iznik Lake; heavy metals; radionuclides; geochemical analyses; radionuclide determination

• Wydawca: Institute of Nuclear Chemistry and Technology
• Czasopismo: Nukleonika
• Rocznik: 2019
• Tom: Vol. 64, No. 3
• Strony: 103--109
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 14 poz., rys.

Twórcy

autor

Yumun Zeki U.

• Çorlu Engineering Faculty Namik Kemal University Tekirdag, Turkey

autor

Kam Erol

• Department of Physics Faculty of Sciences Yıldız Technical University Esenler, Istanbul, Turkey

Bibliografia

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Uwagi

Opracowanie rekordu w ramach umowy 509/P-DUN/2018 ze środków MNiSW przeznaczonych na działalność upowszechniającą naukę (2019).