Published March 2024 | Version v1
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Naturally occurring radioactive materials (NORM) concentration and health risk assessment of aerosols dust in Nicosia, North Cyprus

Creators

  • 1. Ural Federal University, Ekaterinburg (Russian Federation). Institute of Physics and Technology
  • 2. Al-Azhar University, Assiut Branch, Assiut (Egypt). Physics Department, Faculty of Science
  • 3. University of Kyrenia, TRNC, Kyrenia (Turkey). Faculty of Art and Science
  • 4. Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University, Riyadh (Saudi Arabia). Department of Physics, College of Science
  • 5. Near East University, TRNC, Lefkosa (Turkey). Faculty of Arts and Sciences

Description

This study was carried out to evaluate the distribution of naturally occurring radioactive materials (NORM) and radiological risk indexes in aerosol dust in Nicosia, Cyprus utilizing a high-resolution HPGe gamma-spectrometry. The activity concentrations of 226Ra, 232Th, and 40K in the selected aerosol dust samples ranged from 25.9-52.4, 21.7-46.3, to 471-1302 Bq kg-1, respectively. The average activity concentrations of 40K were found to be above the Earth's crust average. The internal and external hazard indexes are well below the acceptable limit in most dust samples. All investigated samples met the exemption dose limit of 0.3 mSv y-1. (author)

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry
Journal Volume
333
Journal Issue
3
Journal Page Range
p. 1073-1082
ISSN
0236-5731
CODEN
JRNCDM

INIS

Country of Publication
Hungary
Country of Input or Organization
Hungary
INIS RN
55045495
Subject category
S54: ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES;
Descriptors DEI
AEROSOLS; CYPRUS; DUSTS; HIGH-PURITY GE DETECTORS; NATURALLY OCCURRING RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS; RADIATION HAZARDS; RISK ASSESSMENT
Descriptors DEC
COLLOIDS; DISPERSIONS; GE SEMICONDUCTOR DETECTORS; HAZARDS; HEALTH HAZARDS; ISLANDS; MATERIALS; MEASURING INSTRUMENTS; MIDDLE EAST; RADIATION DETECTORS; RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS; SEMICONDUCTOR DETECTORS; SOLS

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