Examining of regional radon gas in spring water resources the area of Sile-Kandıra-İzmit and Sakarya University radon awareness survey

İn the first part of this thesis, the natural radioactivity level have been measured for the spring water samples collected from different locations of city of Sıle-Kandıra- Izmıt in order to provide a radiological risk map. Regarding to this aim, the activity concentrations of 222Rn in the water samples collected from different regions of Sıle-Agva-Kandıra, have been measured by the method "RAD7". The results of the analysis are: Maximum Radon activity 7,810 Bg/L, minimum Radon activity 0,334 Bg/L. However, the reported values in this study are lower than the levels of action recommended by different world monitoring agencies; US EPA, UNSCEAR, etc. Therefore, we can say that the spring waters does not constitute any health hazard for the life of the people in this region. In the second part of the study, with a total of 1,779 people Radon awareness surveys were carried out, including academic staff, students and administrative staff of Sakarya University. The results were analyzed in excel and C++ programs and statistical results were explained.