Determination and evaluation of gross alpha and beta activity concentrations and metal levels in thermal waters from Ankara, Turkey
Determination and evaluation of gross alpha and beta activity concentrations and metal levels in thermal waters from Ankara, Turkey
The gross α and β activity concentrations in the thermal waters of Karakaya-Aya¸s, ˙I¸cmece-Aya¸s, Beypazarı (Dutluk-Tahtalı), Haymana, and Kızılcahamam spas in Ankara Province were measured by MPC-9604 multi-detector α/β counting system. Ranges of activity concentrations found were from 0.09 to 2.58 Bq L−1 for gross α and from 0.25 to 2.61 Bq L−1 for gross β. The ranges of minimum detectable concentrations for gross α (0.05–0.41 Bq L−1 ) and for gross β (0.04–0.29 Bq L−1 ) were obtained.