Energy dispersive X-ray fluorescence and neutron activation analyses of sediments from the Turkish coast of the west Black Sea

Akyuz T., AKYÜZ S., Mukhamedshina N., Mirsagatova A.

FRESENIUS ENVIRONMENTAL BULLETIN, cilt.12, sa.12, ss.1505-1510, 2003 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 12 Sayı: 12
  • Basım Tarihi: 2003
  • Dergi Adı: FRESENIUS ENVIRONMENTAL BULLETIN
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1505-1510
  • İstanbul Kültür Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

Some surface sediment samples, collected from 10 sampling sites of the southwest part of the Black Sea in 1998, were analysed quantitatively by radioisotope energy dispersive X-ray fluorescence (EDXRF) and instrumental neutron activation analysis (INAA) methods. The concentration of U, Th, Sc and some other rare earth elements (REEs) and important heavy metals in the sediment samples are as follows: U (1.5-5.7 mg/kg), Th (1.9-11 mg/kg), Sc (1.7-13 mg/kg), La (7.8-30 mg/kg), Ce (12-68 mg/kg), Nd (9-20 mg/kg), Sm (1.5-5.3 mg/kg), Th (0.18-0.82 mg/kg), Lu (0.06-0.44 mg/kg), Cd (0.10-0.26 mg/kg), Sb (0.036-2.30 mg/kg), Hg (0.02-0.08 mg/kg), and Pb (2-35 mg/kg). The results investigated indicate the presence of correlations between the concentrations of some elements of the sediment samples. The results are also compared to those of other marine sediments.