Radioecological investigation in the environment of Belgrade city, Serbia
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Mitrović, BranislavaGrdović, Svetlana
Vranješ, Borjana
Vićentijević, Mihajlo
Ajtić, Jelena
Sarvan, Darko
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Activity concentrations of 40K, 238U, 232Th and 137Cs in the samples of cultivated and uncultivated soil,
mosses, mushrooms and game meat (wild rabbit, pheasant and wild boar) are measured by the gamma spectrometry
technique. The samples were collected in suburban areas of Belgrade, Serbia, in the period from 2008–2014. The
mean activity concentrations of 40K, 238U and 232Th in cultivated soil аre 637 Bqkg-1, 52 Bqkg-1 and 53 Bqkg-1, and in
uncultivated soil 608 Bqkg-1, 58 Bqkg-1 and 55 Bqkg-1, respectively. An artificial radionuclide 137Cs is detected in the
samples of soil, mosses and mushrooms, which indicates that almost 30 years after the nuclear accident in Chernobyl,
137Cs is still present in the environment. Since the activity concentrations of primordial radionuclides and 137Cs in
game meat are below detection limit, these samples can be classified as safe for consumption.
Keywords:
137Cs / environment / natural radionuclides / gamma spectrometrySource:
Radiation & Applications, 2016, 1, 3Publisher:
- Niš : RAD Association
Funding / projects:
- Studying climate change and its influence on environment: impacts, adaptation and mitigation (RS-MESTD-Integrated and Interdisciplinary Research (IIR or III)-43007)
- 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)
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Fakultet veterinarske medicineTY - JOUR AU - Mitrović, Branislava AU - Grdović, Svetlana AU - Vranješ, Borjana AU - Vićentijević, Mihajlo AU - Ajtić, Jelena AU - Sarvan, Darko PY - 2016 UR - https://vet-erinar.vet.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/2370 AB - Activity concentrations of 40K, 238U, 232Th and 137Cs in the samples of cultivated and uncultivated soil, mosses, mushrooms and game meat (wild rabbit, pheasant and wild boar) are measured by the gamma spectrometry technique. The samples were collected in suburban areas of Belgrade, Serbia, in the period from 2008–2014. The mean activity concentrations of 40K, 238U and 232Th in cultivated soil аre 637 Bqkg-1, 52 Bqkg-1 and 53 Bqkg-1, and in uncultivated soil 608 Bqkg-1, 58 Bqkg-1 and 55 Bqkg-1, respectively. An artificial radionuclide 137Cs is detected in the samples of soil, mosses and mushrooms, which indicates that almost 30 years after the nuclear accident in Chernobyl, 137Cs is still present in the environment. Since the activity concentrations of primordial radionuclides and 137Cs in game meat are below detection limit, these samples can be classified as safe for consumption. PB - Niš : RAD Association T2 - Radiation & Applications T1 - Radioecological investigation in the environment of Belgrade city, Serbia VL - 1 IS - 3 DO - 10.21175/RadJ.2016.03.037 ER -
@article{ author = "Mitrović, Branislava and Grdović, Svetlana and Vranješ, Borjana and Vićentijević, Mihajlo and Ajtić, Jelena and Sarvan, Darko", year = "2016", abstract = "Activity concentrations of 40K, 238U, 232Th and 137Cs in the samples of cultivated and uncultivated soil, mosses, mushrooms and game meat (wild rabbit, pheasant and wild boar) are measured by the gamma spectrometry technique. The samples were collected in suburban areas of Belgrade, Serbia, in the period from 2008–2014. The mean activity concentrations of 40K, 238U and 232Th in cultivated soil аre 637 Bqkg-1, 52 Bqkg-1 and 53 Bqkg-1, and in uncultivated soil 608 Bqkg-1, 58 Bqkg-1 and 55 Bqkg-1, respectively. An artificial radionuclide 137Cs is detected in the samples of soil, mosses and mushrooms, which indicates that almost 30 years after the nuclear accident in Chernobyl, 137Cs is still present in the environment. Since the activity concentrations of primordial radionuclides and 137Cs in game meat are below detection limit, these samples can be classified as safe for consumption.", publisher = "Niš : RAD Association", journal = "Radiation & Applications", title = "Radioecological investigation in the environment of Belgrade city, Serbia", volume = "1", number = "3", doi = "10.21175/RadJ.2016.03.037" }
Mitrović, B., Grdović, S., Vranješ, B., Vićentijević, M., Ajtić, J.,& Sarvan, D.. (2016). Radioecological investigation in the environment of Belgrade city, Serbia. in Radiation & Applications Niš : RAD Association., 1(3). https://doi.org/10.21175/RadJ.2016.03.037
Mitrović B, Grdović S, Vranješ B, Vićentijević M, Ajtić J, Sarvan D. Radioecological investigation in the environment of Belgrade city, Serbia. in Radiation & Applications. 2016;1(3). doi:10.21175/RadJ.2016.03.037 .
Mitrović, Branislava, Grdović, Svetlana, Vranješ, Borjana, Vićentijević, Mihajlo, Ajtić, Jelena, Sarvan, Darko, "Radioecological investigation in the environment of Belgrade city, Serbia" in Radiation & Applications, 1, no. 3 (2016), https://doi.org/10.21175/RadJ.2016.03.037 . .