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ArticleFrontiers in public health2026

Assessment of radiological hazards arising from natural radioactivity in Bayburt stones used in buildings and possible effects on public health.

Serdar Dizman, Muttaka Umar, Yavuz Selim Hatipoglu

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Article in Frontiers in public health, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Serdar DizmanDepartment of Physics, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Recep Tayyip Erdogan University, Rize, Türkiye.
Muttaka UmarDepartment of Physics, Institute of Graduate Studies, Recep Tayyip Erdogan University, Rize, Türkiye.
Yavuz Selim HatipogluDepartment of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Bayburt University, Bayburt, Türkiye.

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Abstract

Background: Since ancient times, natural stones have served as essential materials in construction, landscaping, and artistic applications. Bayburt stone is one of the most important stones used in and around Bayburt, in the Eastern Black Sea region of Türkiye. It has been frequently used in buildings (castle, house, etc.), street flooring, fountains, and places of worship from ancient times to the present day. Due to their underground origin, natural stones contain natural radioisotopes in various concentrations, making the assessment of their radioactivity levels important for public health. Objective: This study aims to determine the natural radioactivity levels of Bayburt stones used in buildings and to assess the potential radiological hazards and possible effects on public health. Methods: Natural radioactivity levels ( Results: The radioactivity concentrations in the Bayburt stone samples ranged from 1.56 to 23.54 Bq/kg for Conclusion: The findings indicate that the Bayburt stone samples investigated are suitable for construction purposes and do not pose significant radiological hazards to human health when used in building environments.

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Background RadiationConstruction MaterialsPublic HealthRadiation MonitoringHumansPotassium RadioisotopesRadiumThoriumTurkeyPotassium RadioisotopesRadiumRadium-226ThoriumThorium-232Bayburtmining sitenatural stoneradioactivityrisk assessment

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PMID42110249
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