Published November 2023 | Version v1
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Effect of wildfire on soil element concentrations in Mediterranean Turkiye

Creators

  • 1. Istanbul Technical University, Istanbul (Turkey). Energy Institute
  • 2. Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, Dubna (Russian Federation). Department of Nuclear Physics
  • 3. Istanbul Technical University, Istanbul (Turkey). Eurasia Institute of Earth Sciences
  • 4. Horia Hulubei National Institute for R&D in Physics and Nuclear Engineering, Bucharest (Romania). Department of Nuclear Physics

Description

The effect of the North Adrasan, Kumluca wildfire in 2016 on soil element concentrations has been evaluated. Samples were analyzed by neutron activation analysis for As, Ca, Co, Cr, Fe, K, Mg, Mn, Ni, V, and Zn. The main findings of this study were as follows: (1) Co, Cr, Fe, Mg, Mn, Ni, and Zn were higher in burned soils, (2) Cr (up to 9000 mg kg-1) and Ni (up to 3440 mg kg-1) were the elements that increased the most noticeably in burned soils. The results proposed that wildfires could potentially operate as a source of environmental contamination. (author)

Additional details

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry
Journal Volume
332
Journal Issue
11
Journal Page Range
p. 4667-4676
ISSN
0236-5731
CODEN
JRNCDM

Conference

Title
International Nuclear Sciences and Technologies Conference
Acronym
INSTEC-2022
Dates
19-22 Oct 2022
Place
Kusadasi, Aydin (Turkey)

INIS

Country of Publication
Hungary
Country of Input or Organization
Hungary
INIS RN
54121843
Subject category
S54: ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
CHROMIUM; CONTAMINATION; FIRES; NEUTRON ACTIVATION ANALYSIS; NICKEL; SEVERE ACCIDENTS; SOILS; TURKEY
Descriptors DEC
ACCIDENTS; ACTIVATION ANALYSIS; ASIA; BEYOND-DESIGN-BASIS ACCIDENTS; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ELEMENTS; METALS; MIDDLE EAST; NONDESTRUCTIVE ANALYSIS; TRANSITION ELEMENTS

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