Determination of Natural and Artificial Radionuclides in Hot Water Spring Mud of Haymana-Ankara Spa (Turkey)


AKYÜZ S., Varinlioglu A., Kose A., AKYÜZ S.

ASIAN JOURNAL OF CHEMISTRY, vol.22, no.1, pp.307-310, 2010 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 22 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2010
  • Journal Name: ASIAN JOURNAL OF CHEMISTRY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.307-310
  • Istanbul Kültür University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

gamma-Ray spectrometric analysis was performed on hot water spring mud samples, collected from Haymana-Ankara (Turkey) Spa, a well known health resort in the middle of Anatolia. The contents of natural and artificial radionuclides (Ra-226, U-235, U-238, Th-228, Th-232, K-40 and Cs-137) were determined. The results were compared with the radioactivity values of different Spas. gamma-Isotopic analysis indicated that the maximum level concentration of the thermal mud samples for Ra-226, U-235, U-238, Th-228, Th-232, K-40 and Cs-137 were (Bq/kg) 162, 7.4, 156, 75, 127, 66 and 1.6, respectively.