Kömür Madenlerinde Radon

Year 2019, Volume: 3 Issue: 2, 129 - 145, 30.12.2019

Mehmet Ertan Kürkçüoğlu , Havva Akgönül Alaiddin Yılmaz

https://doi.org/10.33720/kisgd.623858

Abstract

Radon
doğal bir radyasyon kaynağıdır. Kaçınılmaz olarak maruz kaldığımız doğal
radyasyonun yarısından doğrudan sorumludur. Radon, A-sınıfı bir kanserojendir.
İyonize radyasyon nedeniyle, kapalı mekânlarda meydana gelebilecek en büyük
risklerden birisi, akciğer kanseri oluşumuyla ilişkilendirilen radon ve radon
bozunma ürünlerinin solunması sonucu ortaya çıkar. Madenlerdeki radyolojik risk
diğer işyerlerine göre daha büyüktür. Bu nedenle, atmosferik radon
konsantrasyonunun belirlenmesine yönelik madenlerde yapılan ölçümler, maden
çalışanlarının sağlığını yakından ilgilendiren önemli bir konudur. Bu
çalışmada, madencilik sektöründe radon ölçümlerinin gelişimi özetlenmekte,
kömür madenleri özelinde dünya ve ülkemizdeki literatür incelenerek
değerlendirilmektedir.

Keywords

Radon, kömür madeni, radyolojik risk, madenci sağlığı

Radon in Coal Mines

Abstract

Radon
is a natural radiation source. It is directly responsible for the half of the
natural radiation that we are inevitably taken. Radon is a Class-A carcinogen. Inhalation
of radon and radon decay products, which is related to the etiology of lung
cancer, is one of the greatest risk from ionizing radiation that taken idoor
environments. In general, the radiological risk in mines is greater than the
risk in the other workplaces. Therefore, the subject concerning the measurement
of atmospheric radon concentration in mines has a great importance and it is
closely related to the health of mine workers. In the present study, the
development of radon measurements in mining industry has been summarized. Then
the radon measurements have been specifically investigated for coal mines and
the related literature regarding Turkey and the other countries in the world
have been evaluated.

Keywords

Radon, coal mine, radiological risk, miner health

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