Assessment of radioactivity status in coastal waters of Türkiye

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  • Authors: Nermin Dogan1, Ozlem Tunc Dede2
  • Affiliations:
    1. State Hydraulic Works, Department of Technical Research and Quality Control, 06145 Ankara, Turkiye
    2. Giresun University, Environmental Engineering Department, 28200 Giresun, Turkiye
  • Keywords: Türkiye, the Black Sea water, the Chernobyl NPP accident, natural and artificial radionuclides

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Abstract

Anatolia has a geopolitical location between Europe and Asia, surrounded by sea on three sides. The Black Sea washes the northern coast of Türkiye, stretching 1700 km from the suburbs of Istanbul to the town of Hop. Following the Chernobyl NPP accident, the dust cloud containing radioactive elements (first of all, artificial radionuclide, 137Cs) reached western Türkiye in May 1986 and affected Thrace, Istanbul, the Western Black Sea. Upon the increase in radioactive fallout in these regions, a nationwide radiation monitoring program was initiated by the Turkish Atomic Energy Agency to determine the nuclear and radiological hazard status and geographical distribution of radionuclides. Many studies have focused on environmental radioactivity measurements in air, water, soil, rocks and sediments in order to determine the possible health effects of their radioactive pollution on the population of Türkiye after the Chernobyl NPP accident.

Keywords: Türkiye, the Black Sea water, the Chernobyl NPP accident, natural and artificial radionuclides

Authors

Nermin Dogan
State Hydraulic Works, Department of Technical Research and Quality Control, 06145 Ankara, Turkiye
Ozlem Tunc Dede
Giresun University, Environmental Engineering Department, 28200 Giresun, Turkiye