Activity concentration of caesium-137 in agricultural soils

Aslani M., AYTAS S., AKYIL S., YAPRAK G., YENER G., ERAL M.

JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RADIOACTIVITY, cilt.65, sa.2, ss.131-145, 2003 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 65 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2003
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/s0265-931x(02)00092-9
  • Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RADIOACTIVITY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.131-145
  • İstanbul Teknik Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

In this study, we measured Cs-137 activity concentrations in the soil samples taken from agricultural lands in the Buyuk Menderes Basin in Turkey in 1997 and 1998. The soil samples were collected from 42 sites in this Basin. The activity concentration Of Cs-137 was found to range between 2.81 +/- 0.17 Bq.kg(-1) and 20.75 +/- 0.29 Bq.kg(-1). The effect of organic matter, clay, silt and sand contents and pH of the soil on the relative adsorption of the Cs-117 on the soil surface were also studied. (C) 2002 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.