Cs-137 and K-40 in some traditional herbal teas collected in the mountain regions of Serbia
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2014
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Mitrović, BranislavaGrdović, Svetlana
Vitorović, Gordana
Vitorović, Duško
Pantelić, Gordana K.
Grubić, Goran A.
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Herbal teas are an important part of traditional medicine in Serbia. The objective of the present study was to determine the activity concentrations of K-40 and Cs-137 in herbal tea, using the gamma spectroscopy method. The samples were collected during the period 2011-2012 in three mountain regions in Western and Central Serbia. The activity concentrations of K-40 and Cs-137 were found to be in the range of 130-1160 and 0.7-124 Bq kg(-1), respectively. The average annual effective dose equivalents from ingestion of K-40 and Cs-137 for an adult person consuming one cup of herbal tea daily were found to be 588.4-5250.2 nSv for K-40 and 4.0-706.1 nSv for Cs-137. Our investigation showed that the herbal teas originating from Maljen, Zlatibor and Tara mountains are radiologically safe for human consumption.
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Serbia / potassium-40 / herbal tea / radioactive contamination / cesium-137Source:
Isotopes in Environmental and Health Studies, 2014, 50, 4, 538-545Publisher:
- Taylor & Francis Ltd, Abingdon
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- Development of technologies and products based on mineral raw materials and waste biomass for protection of natural resources for safe food production (RS-MESTD-Technological Development (TD or TR)-31003)
- Development of technological processes for obtaining of ecological materials based on nonmetallic minerals (RS-MESTD-Technological Development (TD or TR)-34013)
DOI: 10.1080/10256016.2014.964233
ISSN: 1025-6016
PubMed: 25322769
WoS: 000345571800012
Scopus: 2-s2.0-84912561958
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Fakultet veterinarske medicineTY - JOUR AU - Mitrović, Branislava AU - Grdović, Svetlana AU - Vitorović, Gordana AU - Vitorović, Duško AU - Pantelić, Gordana K. AU - Grubić, Goran A. PY - 2014 UR - https://vet-erinar.vet.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/1083 AB - Herbal teas are an important part of traditional medicine in Serbia. The objective of the present study was to determine the activity concentrations of K-40 and Cs-137 in herbal tea, using the gamma spectroscopy method. The samples were collected during the period 2011-2012 in three mountain regions in Western and Central Serbia. The activity concentrations of K-40 and Cs-137 were found to be in the range of 130-1160 and 0.7-124 Bq kg(-1), respectively. The average annual effective dose equivalents from ingestion of K-40 and Cs-137 for an adult person consuming one cup of herbal tea daily were found to be 588.4-5250.2 nSv for K-40 and 4.0-706.1 nSv for Cs-137. Our investigation showed that the herbal teas originating from Maljen, Zlatibor and Tara mountains are radiologically safe for human consumption. PB - Taylor & Francis Ltd, Abingdon T2 - Isotopes in Environmental and Health Studies T1 - Cs-137 and K-40 in some traditional herbal teas collected in the mountain regions of Serbia VL - 50 IS - 4 SP - 538 EP - 545 DO - 10.1080/10256016.2014.964233 ER -
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Mitrović, B., Grdović, S., Vitorović, G., Vitorović, D., Pantelić, G. K.,& Grubić, G. A.. (2014). Cs-137 and K-40 in some traditional herbal teas collected in the mountain regions of Serbia. in Isotopes in Environmental and Health Studies Taylor & Francis Ltd, Abingdon., 50(4), 538-545. https://doi.org/10.1080/10256016.2014.964233
Mitrović B, Grdović S, Vitorović G, Vitorović D, Pantelić GK, Grubić GA. Cs-137 and K-40 in some traditional herbal teas collected in the mountain regions of Serbia. in Isotopes in Environmental and Health Studies. 2014;50(4):538-545. doi:10.1080/10256016.2014.964233 .
Mitrović, Branislava, Grdović, Svetlana, Vitorović, Gordana, Vitorović, Duško, Pantelić, Gordana K., Grubić, Goran A., "Cs-137 and K-40 in some traditional herbal teas collected in the mountain regions of Serbia" in Isotopes in Environmental and Health Studies, 50, no. 4 (2014):538-545, https://doi.org/10.1080/10256016.2014.964233 . .