https://doi.org/10.1140/epjp/s13360-024-05794-9
Regular Article
Distribution of heavy metals and annual effective doses from radiotoxic 210Po in different types of tobacco plant grown in Türkiye
1
Department of Physics, Faculty of Sciences, Istanbul University, Vezneciler, 34134, Istanbul, Türkiye
2
Institute of Graduate Studies in Sciences, Istanbul University, Vezneciler, 34452, Istanbul, Türkiye
3
Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Faculty of Sciences, Istanbul University, Vezneciler, 34134, Istanbul, Türkiye
a
nurgulhafizoglu@istanbul.edu.tr
b
ganioglu@istanbul.edu.tr
Received:
11
September
2024
Accepted:
3
November
2024
Published online:
12
November
2024
In this study the radiotoxic 210Po activity concentrations were measured, in 25 different tobacco samples grown in the Aegean, Eastern Black Sea, Southeastern Anatolia, and Mediterranean regions of Türkiye, using an alpha spectrometer. The measured 210Po activity concentrations in tobacco samples determined by radiochemical processes ranged from a minimum of 2.7 ± 0.6 Bq kg−1 to a maximum of 10.8 ± 1.5 Bq kg−1. According to the 210Po activity concentrations, the annual effective doses to which adults are internally exposed were calculated to be in the range of 9.5 µSv y−1 to 45.0 µSv y−1, while lung doses were calculated to be in the range of 65.8 µSv y−1 to 312.2 µSv y−1. It has been determined how dangerous the radiotoxic 210Po in the tobacco plants is in terms of public health. The concentrations of elements (Al, P, Ni, Pb, Mn, Fe, Cd, Cu, Zn) in tobacco samples were also measured using ICP-OES. These data were compared with results from other similar studies around the world and with UNSCEAR limit values.
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