Journal of Marine Science: Research & Development
Open Access

Abstract

The great interest expressed worldwide for the study of radionuclide and environmental radioactivity has led to the performance of extensive surveys in many countries of the world. Radionuclides pollution of the marine environment have been recognized as a serious environmental concern. The natural and artificial radionuclides 238 U, 232 Th, 40 K, 226 Ra and 137 Cs are found in varying concentration in sand, sediment, sea water and naturally occurring water. In this study, determination of anthropogenic and natural radionuclides in marine sediment and sea water taken from Bodrum Aegean Sea has been performed by gamma spectrometry. In general, the distribution of activity concentrations in the study area were in the same order as international levels.

Biography

Serpil completed her Ph.D. at the age of 31 years from Ege University. I am the director of Health School and Ass. Prof. Dr. in department of Physics in the Kirklareli University. I am working on environmental radioactivity (mostly marine environment) and effects of radioactivity on human health. I have published more than 30 papers in reputed journals and congress books.