Determination of natural radioactivity in products of animals fed with grass: A case study for Kars Region, Turkey
      
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Prof. Dr. Gülçin CENGİZ Kafkas Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Makale Türü Açık Erişim Özgün Makale (SSCI, AHCI, SCI, SCI-Exp dergilerinde yayınlanan tam makale)
Dergi Adı SCIENTIFIC REPORTS (Q4)
Dergi ISSN 2045-2322 Wos Dergi Scopus Dergi
Dergi Tarandığı Indeksler SCI-Expanded
Makale Dili İngilizce Basım Tarihi 04-2020
Cilt / Sayı / Sayfa 10 / 1 / – DOI 10.1038/s41598-020-63845-4
Makale Linki https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-020-63845-4.pdf
Özet
In this research, the activity concentrations of  K, Th and Ra in 41 grass samples collected from Kars region, Turkey, were determined using gamma ray spectrometry. Natural radioactivity concentrations in animal food products were calculated based on activity concentrations of these radionuclides in pasture-grass samples and dry-grass consumption of animals. The average annual effective dose from these radionuclides for local consumers due to indirect ingestion of cow milk, sheep milk, poultry, mutton and beef consumption have been calculated as 9.01, 0.24, 1.76, 0.38 and 5.25 µSv y, respectively. Furthermore, the calculated average annual effective dose values for adults are within the values found in other countries worldwide. These results show that animal products can be safe for human consumption in terms of radiation exposure due to the natural radionuclides studied.
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