Active biomonitoring of air radioactivity in urban areas
Aktivni biomonitoring radioaktivnosti vazduha u urbanim sredinama
Апстракт
To assess the validity of the moss bag monitoring technique in the radioactivity control of ground level urban air, a study on radionuclide contents in moss was performed in the city of Belgrade, Serbia. From May 2006 to May 2007, moss (Sphagnum girgensohni, Dubna, Russia) was exposed to the aero pollution in a location in the central area of the city. The activity of 40K, 210Pb, and 137Cs was measured on an HPGe detector (Canberra, relative efficiency 23%) by standard gamma spectrometry. The activities 245 ± 25 Bq/kg for 40K, 315 ± 34 Bq/kg for 210Pb, and 28 ± 4 Bq/kg for 137Cs are in the range of values reported for the region; the differences are due to the moss species, local climate and measuring technique. Taking into consideration the time of the exposure and appropriate calibration procedure, moss bag biomonitoring could be used as a complementary method for determination of radionuclides in urban air.
U cilju utvrđivanja valjanosti tehnike aktivnog monitoringa pomoću mahovina u kontroli radioaktivnosti prizemnog sloja atmosfere, na teritoriji grada Beograda sprovedena je studija sadržaja radionuklida u mahovinama. Od maja 2006. do maja 2007. godine, mahovina (Sphagnum girgensohni, Dubna, Rusija) izlagana je vazdušnom zagađenju na lokaciji u centru grada. Koncentracija aktivnosti 40K, 210Pb i 137Cs merena je HPGe detektorom (Canberra, relativne efikasnosti 23%) metodom standardne gama spektrometrije. Koncentracije aktivnosti od 245 ± ± 25 Bq/kg za 40K, 315 ± 34 Bq/kg za 210Pb i 28 ± 4 Bq/kg za 137Cs spadaju u opseg vrednosti izmerenih u regionu; razlike u rezultatima potiču od vrste mahovine, lokalne klime i tehnike merenja. Uzimajući u obzir vreme izlaganja i pravilnu proceduru kalibracije, aktivni monitoring mahovinama može da se primeni kao komplementarni metod za određivanje koncentracije radionuklida u vazduhu u urbanom području.
Кључне речи:
radionuclides / air / urban area / moss monitoring / gamma spectrometry / radionuklidi / vazduh / gradska sredina / aktivni biomonitoring / mahovine / gama spektrometrijaИзвор:
Nuclear Technology and Radiation Protection, 2009, 24, 2, 100-103Издавач:
- Univerzitet u Beogradu - Institut za nuklearne nauke Vinča, Beograd
Финансирање / пројекти:
- Емисија и трансмисија полутаната у атмосфери урбане средине (RS-MESTD-MPN2006-2010-141012)
DOI: 10.2298/NTRP0902100P
ISSN: 1451-3994
WoS: 000270413200005
Scopus: 2-s2.0-70649084005
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Институција/група
Fakultet veterinarske medicineTY - JOUR AU - Popović, Dragana AU - Todorović, Dragana AU - Ajtić, Jelena AU - Nikolić, Jelena PY - 2009 UR - https://vet-erinar.vet.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/650 AB - To assess the validity of the moss bag monitoring technique in the radioactivity control of ground level urban air, a study on radionuclide contents in moss was performed in the city of Belgrade, Serbia. From May 2006 to May 2007, moss (Sphagnum girgensohni, Dubna, Russia) was exposed to the aero pollution in a location in the central area of the city. The activity of 40K, 210Pb, and 137Cs was measured on an HPGe detector (Canberra, relative efficiency 23%) by standard gamma spectrometry. The activities 245 ± 25 Bq/kg for 40K, 315 ± 34 Bq/kg for 210Pb, and 28 ± 4 Bq/kg for 137Cs are in the range of values reported for the region; the differences are due to the moss species, local climate and measuring technique. Taking into consideration the time of the exposure and appropriate calibration procedure, moss bag biomonitoring could be used as a complementary method for determination of radionuclides in urban air. AB - U cilju utvrđivanja valjanosti tehnike aktivnog monitoringa pomoću mahovina u kontroli radioaktivnosti prizemnog sloja atmosfere, na teritoriji grada Beograda sprovedena je studija sadržaja radionuklida u mahovinama. Od maja 2006. do maja 2007. godine, mahovina (Sphagnum girgensohni, Dubna, Rusija) izlagana je vazdušnom zagađenju na lokaciji u centru grada. Koncentracija aktivnosti 40K, 210Pb i 137Cs merena je HPGe detektorom (Canberra, relativne efikasnosti 23%) metodom standardne gama spektrometrije. Koncentracije aktivnosti od 245 ± ± 25 Bq/kg za 40K, 315 ± 34 Bq/kg za 210Pb i 28 ± 4 Bq/kg za 137Cs spadaju u opseg vrednosti izmerenih u regionu; razlike u rezultatima potiču od vrste mahovine, lokalne klime i tehnike merenja. Uzimajući u obzir vreme izlaganja i pravilnu proceduru kalibracije, aktivni monitoring mahovinama može da se primeni kao komplementarni metod za određivanje koncentracije radionuklida u vazduhu u urbanom području. PB - Univerzitet u Beogradu - Institut za nuklearne nauke Vinča, Beograd T2 - Nuclear Technology and Radiation Protection T1 - Active biomonitoring of air radioactivity in urban areas T1 - Aktivni biomonitoring radioaktivnosti vazduha u urbanim sredinama VL - 24 IS - 2 SP - 100 EP - 103 DO - 10.2298/NTRP0902100P ER -
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Popović, D., Todorović, D., Ajtić, J.,& Nikolić, J.. (2009). Active biomonitoring of air radioactivity in urban areas. in Nuclear Technology and Radiation Protection Univerzitet u Beogradu - Institut za nuklearne nauke Vinča, Beograd., 24(2), 100-103. https://doi.org/10.2298/NTRP0902100P
Popović D, Todorović D, Ajtić J, Nikolić J. Active biomonitoring of air radioactivity in urban areas. in Nuclear Technology and Radiation Protection. 2009;24(2):100-103. doi:10.2298/NTRP0902100P .
Popović, Dragana, Todorović, Dragana, Ajtić, Jelena, Nikolić, Jelena, "Active biomonitoring of air radioactivity in urban areas" in Nuclear Technology and Radiation Protection, 24, no. 2 (2009):100-103, https://doi.org/10.2298/NTRP0902100P . .