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Assessment of Radiological Levels at Schools in Trabzon, Turkey

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In this study, a survey on environmental radioactivity in 16 high schools located in north eastern region of Turkey (the black sea region, province of Trabzon) was carried out. Indoor air radon (Rn-222) concentrations were measured in spring and autumn 2008 seasons using LR115 solid state nuclear track detectors and gamma radioactivity levels were measured using an HPGe gamma ray detector. It was seen that mean radon activity concentrations in schools ranged from 31 to 157 Bq/m(3) for spring season and from 38 to 114 Bq/m(3) for autumn season. The mean gamma activity concentrations in located areas of schools are between 18-52, 21-59, 11-97 and 265-759 Bq/kg for Ra-226, Th-232, Cs-137 and K-40, respectively. The annual effective doses of students and staff received due to radon and locations' gamma radioactivity levels are calculated.

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RadonGamma radioactivityEnvironmental radioactivitySchool buildingsTurkey
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AlanDeğerDil
dc.contributor.authorÇevik, Ugur
dc.contributor.authorÇelik, Ahmet
dc.contributor.authorÇelik, Necati
dc.contributor.authorÖzkalayci, Fatih
dc.contributor.authorAkbulut, Songul
dc.date.accessioned2026-10-22T09:22:50.919711627Z
dc.date.available2026-10-22T09:22:50.919711627Z
dc.date.issued2013-04
dc.description.abstractIn this study, a survey on environmental radioactivity in 16 high schools located in north eastern region of Turkey (the black sea region, province of Trabzon) was carried out. Indoor air radon (Rn-222) concentrations were measured in spring and autumn 2008 seasons using LR115 solid state nuclear track detectors and gamma radioactivity levels were measured using an HPGe gamma ray detector. It was seen that mean radon activity concentrations in schools ranged from 31 to 157 Bq/m(3) for spring season and from 38 to 114 Bq/m(3) for autumn season. The mean gamma activity concentrations in located areas of schools are between 18-52, 21-59, 11-97 and 265-759 Bq/kg for Ra-226, Th-232, Cs-137 and K-40, respectively. The annual effective doses of students and staff received due to radon and locations' gamma radioactivity levels are calculated.
dc.description.sponsorshipScientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey [107B008]
dc.identifier.doi10.1177/1420326x11426590
dc.identifier.eissn1423-0070
dc.identifier.endpage383
dc.identifier.issn1420-326X
dc.identifier.issue2
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-84879195735
dc.identifier.startpage376
dc.identifier.urihttps://rdlopen.rawdatalibrary.net/r/gumushane/10247
dc.identifier.volume22
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000318042600005
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherSAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD
dc.relation.ispartofINDOOR AND BUILT ENVIRONMENT
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
dc.subjectRadon
dc.subjectGamma radioactivity
dc.subjectEnvironmental radioactivity
dc.subjectSchool buildings
dc.subjectTurkey
dc.subject.classificationConstruction & Building Technology
dc.subject.classificationEngineering, Environmental
dc.subject.classificationPublic, Environmental & Occupational Health
dc.subject.classificationEngineering
dc.subject.otherLUNG-CANCER RISK
dc.subject.otherINDOOR RADON
dc.subject.otherENVIRONMENTAL-RADIOACTIVITY
dc.subject.otherREGION
dc.subject.otherEXPOSURE
dc.titleAssessment of Radiological Levels at Schools in Trabzon, Turkey
dc.typeArticle
dspace.entity.typePublication
rdl.citation.openalex8
rdl.citation.scopus5
rdl.citation.wos5
rdl.oa.statusclosed
rdl.source.indexWOS
rdl.source.indexSCOPUS
rdl.wos.indexScience Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED)