TY  - JOUR
AU  - Žunić, Zora S.
AU  - Mietelski, Jerzy W.
AU  - Blazej, Sylwia
AU  - Gaca, Pawel
AU  - Tomankiewicz, Ewa
AU  - Ujić, Predrag
AU  - Čeliković, Igor T.
AU  - Cuknic, Olivera
AU  - Demajo, Miroslav
PY  - 2008
UR  - https://vinar.vin.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/3496
AB  - This paper reports results of gamma and alpha spectrometric measurements for mosses, lichens, fungi and soil samples from areas in the Balkans targeted by depleted uranium (DU). Samples were collected in 2002 and 2003 in the vicinity of several villages, principally Han Pijesak: (Bosnia and Herzegovina, hit by DU in 1995) and Bratoselce (South Serbia, hit by DU in 1999) and in lesser numbers from Gornja Stubla, Kosovo (which is identified as a high natural radon/thoron area) and Presevo close to the Kosovo border. In the course of gamma spectrometric measurements some results suggested samples with unusual high uranium contents which might be considered to be a signature for the presence of DU, although many samples had very high detection limits. Alpha spectrometric measurements directly proved the presence of DU for five samples, all from directly targeted places. These were samples of mosses, lichens and soil. For some samples homogeneity tests were applied which showed a rather even distribution of DU in these samples. No trace of DU was found in any sample from a dwelling. (C) 2008 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
T2  - Journal of Environmental Radioactivity
T1  - Traces of DU in samples of environmental bio-monitors (non-flowering plants, fungi) and soil from target sites of the Western Balkan region
VL  - 99
IS  - 8
SP  - 1324
EP  - 1328
DO  - 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2008.04.005
ER  - 

@article{
author = "Žunić, Zora S. and Mietelski, Jerzy W. and Blazej, Sylwia and Gaca, Pawel and Tomankiewicz, Ewa and Ujić, Predrag and Čeliković, Igor T. and Cuknic, Olivera and Demajo, Miroslav",
year = "2008",
abstract = "This paper reports results of gamma and alpha spectrometric measurements for mosses, lichens, fungi and soil samples from areas in the Balkans targeted by depleted uranium (DU). Samples were collected in 2002 and 2003 in the vicinity of several villages, principally Han Pijesak: (Bosnia and Herzegovina, hit by DU in 1995) and Bratoselce (South Serbia, hit by DU in 1999) and in lesser numbers from Gornja Stubla, Kosovo (which is identified as a high natural radon/thoron area) and Presevo close to the Kosovo border. In the course of gamma spectrometric measurements some results suggested samples with unusual high uranium contents which might be considered to be a signature for the presence of DU, although many samples had very high detection limits. Alpha spectrometric measurements directly proved the presence of DU for five samples, all from directly targeted places. These were samples of mosses, lichens and soil. For some samples homogeneity tests were applied which showed a rather even distribution of DU in these samples. No trace of DU was found in any sample from a dwelling. (C) 2008 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.",
journal = "Journal of Environmental Radioactivity",
title = "Traces of DU in samples of environmental bio-monitors (non-flowering plants, fungi) and soil from target sites of the Western Balkan region",
volume = "99",
number = "8",
pages = "1324-1328",
doi = "10.1016/j.jenvrad.2008.04.005"
}

Žunić, Z. S., Mietelski, J. W., Blazej, S., Gaca, P., Tomankiewicz, E., Ujić, P., Čeliković, I. T., Cuknic, O.,& Demajo, M.. (2008). Traces of DU in samples of environmental bio-monitors (non-flowering plants, fungi) and soil from target sites of the Western Balkan region. in Journal of Environmental Radioactivity, 99(8), 1324-1328.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvrad.2008.04.005

Žunić ZS, Mietelski JW, Blazej S, Gaca P, Tomankiewicz E, Ujić P, Čeliković IT, Cuknic O, Demajo M. Traces of DU in samples of environmental bio-monitors (non-flowering plants, fungi) and soil from target sites of the Western Balkan region. in Journal of Environmental Radioactivity. 2008;99(8):1324-1328.
doi:10.1016/j.jenvrad.2008.04.005 .

Žunić, Zora S., Mietelski, Jerzy W., Blazej, Sylwia, Gaca, Pawel, Tomankiewicz, Ewa, Ujić, Predrag, Čeliković, Igor T., Cuknic, Olivera, Demajo, Miroslav, "Traces of DU in samples of environmental bio-monitors (non-flowering plants, fungi) and soil from target sites of the Western Balkan region" in Journal of Environmental Radioactivity, 99, no. 8 (2008):1324-1328,
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvrad.2008.04.005 . .