Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/11499/7828
Title: Determination and evaluation of natural radioactivity and heavy metal levels in the aquatic environment of trans-boundary rivers: Maritza, Tundja and Arda
Authors: Aytas, S.
Erenturk, S.
Aslani, M.A.A.
Yusan, S.
Turkozu, D.A.
Gök, Cem
Karali, T.
Keywords: Heavy metal
Monitoring
Natural radioactivity
River water
Uranium
heavy metal
radium
river water
uranium
alpha radiation
aquatic environment
article
beta radiation
Bulgaria
correlational study
environmental radioactivity
gamma radiation
isotope analysis
physical chemistry
pollution monitoring
radiation detection
radiation dose
radioactive pollution
river
terrestrial surface waters
water pollution
water sampling
Publisher: Kluwer Academic Publishers
Abstract: The main problem in the trans-boundary river system is that heavy metal and radioactive pollution can cause long-term effects on ecosystems. Therefore the natural radioactivity and heavy metal levels in the Maritza, Tundja and Arda Rivers, common for Bulgaria and Turkey, were determined for 3 years period (2007-2010). Gross alpha, gross beta and total radium isotopes activities, uranium and heavy metal concentrations of the surface water of the rivers were investigated and also terrestrial gamma and gamma dose rate were measured. The results were compared with reported data from other countries of the world and the recommended international standards. The results gathered in this study may provide background data on the natural radioactive and heavy metal levels of these trans-boundary rivers. © 2014 Akadémiai Kiadó.
URI: https://hdl.handle.net/11499/7828
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-014-3091-4
ISSN: 0236-5731
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Scopus İndeksli Yayınlar Koleksiyonu / Scopus Indexed Publications Collection
WoS İndeksli Yayınlar Koleksiyonu / WoS Indexed Publications Collection

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