A preliminary study on 226Ra, 232Th, 40K and 137Cs activity concentrations in vegetables and fruits frequently consumed by inhabitants of Elazığ Region, Turkey

• DOI: 10.1007/s10967-012-1995-4
• Publication Date: 2012-07-24T08:52:51Z
• Authors: Cumhur Canbazoğlu; Mahmut Doğru
• Keywords: Inorganic Chemistry; 2. Zero hunger; Nuclear Energy and Engineering; 01 natural sciences; Article; Analytical Chemistry; 0104 chemical sciences; 3. Good health

Determining radioactivity levels in foodstuffs is of great importance for the protection human health. In addition, literature includes few studies related to this subject Turkey. study, gamma spectroscopic system was used order measure 226Ra, 232Th, 40K and 137Cs activity concentrations vegetables fruits produced Elazığ Region. The average calculated as 0.64 ± 0.26 Bq kg−1 0.65 0.14 13.98 1.22 40K, 0.54 0.04 137Cs. were 1.52 0.34, 0.98 0.23, 18.66 1.13 0.59 0.16 kg−1, respectively Total committed effective dose value determined 20 30.55 μSv y−1, fruits. findings compared with previous data reported Turkey other regions world.