Radioactivity in the environment and food chain at mt. Maljen, Serbia
Abstract
This paper provides activity concentrations of40K,238U,226Ra,232Th, and137Cs in samples of cultivated soil, hay, cow milk, cheese, mushrooms, and mosses collected at Mt. Maljen, Serbia, during 2018 and 2019. The average contents of40K (435 ± 33 Bq/kg),238U (42 ± 5 Bq/kg),226Ra (42 ± 4 Bq/kg) and232Th (47 ± 4 Bq/kg) in the soil are slightly higher than the global means. Radiation hazard index is less than one.137Cs is detected in soil (3.1 – 111 Bq/kg), hay (4.6 – 9.4 Bq/kg), cow milk (2.0 ± 0.2 Bq/kg), cheese (1.7 ± 0.2 Bq/kg), mushrooms (26 ± 2 Bq/kg), and mosses (21 ± 2 Bq/kg). Investigated dairy products are safe for consumption.
Keywords:
137Cs / Natural radionuclides / Radiation hazard parametersSource:
Romanian Reports in Physics, 2020, 72, 4, 1-11Publisher:
- Editura Academiei Romane
Funding / projects:
- 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)
- Studying climate change and its influence on environment: impacts, adaptation and mitigation (RS-MESTD-Integrated and Interdisciplinary Research (IIR or III)-43007)
- Development of technological processes for obtaining of ecological materials based on nonmetallic minerals (RS-MESTD-Technological Development (TD or TR)-34013)
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Fakultet veterinarske medicineTY - JOUR AU - Mitrović, Branislava AU - Vitorović, O. AU - Ajtić, Jelena AU - Vranješ, Borjana PY - 2020 UR - https://vet-erinar.vet.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/1970 AB - This paper provides activity concentrations of40K,238U,226Ra,232Th, and137Cs in samples of cultivated soil, hay, cow milk, cheese, mushrooms, and mosses collected at Mt. Maljen, Serbia, during 2018 and 2019. The average contents of40K (435 ± 33 Bq/kg),238U (42 ± 5 Bq/kg),226Ra (42 ± 4 Bq/kg) and232Th (47 ± 4 Bq/kg) in the soil are slightly higher than the global means. Radiation hazard index is less than one.137Cs is detected in soil (3.1 – 111 Bq/kg), hay (4.6 – 9.4 Bq/kg), cow milk (2.0 ± 0.2 Bq/kg), cheese (1.7 ± 0.2 Bq/kg), mushrooms (26 ± 2 Bq/kg), and mosses (21 ± 2 Bq/kg). Investigated dairy products are safe for consumption. PB - Editura Academiei Romane T2 - Romanian Reports in Physics T1 - Radioactivity in the environment and food chain at mt. Maljen, Serbia VL - 72 IS - 4 SP - 1 EP - 11 UR - https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_veterinar_1970 ER -
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Mitrović, B., Vitorović, O., Ajtić, J.,& Vranješ, B.. (2020). Radioactivity in the environment and food chain at mt. Maljen, Serbia. in Romanian Reports in Physics Editura Academiei Romane., 72(4), 1-11. https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_veterinar_1970
Mitrović B, Vitorović O, Ajtić J, Vranješ B. Radioactivity in the environment and food chain at mt. Maljen, Serbia. in Romanian Reports in Physics. 2020;72(4):1-11. https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_veterinar_1970 .
Mitrović, Branislava, Vitorović, O., Ajtić, Jelena, Vranješ, Borjana, "Radioactivity in the environment and food chain at mt. Maljen, Serbia" in Romanian Reports in Physics, 72, no. 4 (2020):1-11, https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_veterinar_1970 .