TY  - JOUR
AU  - Janković, Marija M.
AU  - Jelić, Ivana
AU  - Rajačić, Milica
AU  - Krneta-Nikolić, Jelena D.
AU  - Vukanac, Ivana
AU  - Dimović, Slavko
AU  - Sarap, Nataša
AU  - Šljivić-Ivanović, Marija Z.
PY  - 2023
UR  - https://vinar.vin.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/10933
AB  - This work presents the natural radioactivity distribution of 21 surface soil samples taken in the city of Novi Sad, Serbia. The analysis for radioactivity was performed using a gas low-level proportional counter for gross alpha and gross beta activity, while the specific activities of radionuclides were determined using HPGe detectors. The gross alpha activity of 20 samples was below the minimum detectable concentration (MDC), while in 1 sample it was 243 Bq kg−1; the gross beta activity ranged from the MDC (11 samples) to 566 Bq kg−1. The gamma spectrometry measurements showed naturally occurring radionuclides 226Ra, 232Th, 40K, and 238U in all investigated samples, with average values (Bq kg−1) of 33.9, 36.7, 513.8, and 34.7, respectively. Natural radionuclide 235U was detected in 18 samples with activity concentrations in the range of 1.3–4.1 Bq kg−1, while in the other 3 samples, the values were below the MDC. The artificial 137Cs radionuclide was detected in 90 percent of the samples, with a maximum value of 21 Bq kg−1, while the other artificial radionuclides were not detected. Based on the obtained concentrations of natural radionuclides, hazard indexes were estimated, and radiological health risk was assessed. The results present the absorbed gamma dose rate in the air, annual effective dose, radium equivalent activity, external hazard index, and lifetime cancer risk.
T2  - Toxics
T1  - Distribution of Natural Radionuclides and 137Cs in Urban Soil Samples from the City of Novi Sad, Serbia-Radiological Risk Assessment
VL  - 11
IS  - 4
SP  - 345
DO  - 10.3390/toxics11040345
ER  - 

@article{
author = "Janković, Marija M. and Jelić, Ivana and Rajačić, Milica and Krneta-Nikolić, Jelena D. and Vukanac, Ivana and Dimović, Slavko and Sarap, Nataša and Šljivić-Ivanović, Marija Z.",
year = "2023",
abstract = "This work presents the natural radioactivity distribution of 21 surface soil samples taken in the city of Novi Sad, Serbia. The analysis for radioactivity was performed using a gas low-level proportional counter for gross alpha and gross beta activity, while the specific activities of radionuclides were determined using HPGe detectors. The gross alpha activity of 20 samples was below the minimum detectable concentration (MDC), while in 1 sample it was 243 Bq kg−1; the gross beta activity ranged from the MDC (11 samples) to 566 Bq kg−1. The gamma spectrometry measurements showed naturally occurring radionuclides 226Ra, 232Th, 40K, and 238U in all investigated samples, with average values (Bq kg−1) of 33.9, 36.7, 513.8, and 34.7, respectively. Natural radionuclide 235U was detected in 18 samples with activity concentrations in the range of 1.3–4.1 Bq kg−1, while in the other 3 samples, the values were below the MDC. The artificial 137Cs radionuclide was detected in 90 percent of the samples, with a maximum value of 21 Bq kg−1, while the other artificial radionuclides were not detected. Based on the obtained concentrations of natural radionuclides, hazard indexes were estimated, and radiological health risk was assessed. The results present the absorbed gamma dose rate in the air, annual effective dose, radium equivalent activity, external hazard index, and lifetime cancer risk.",
journal = "Toxics",
title = "Distribution of Natural Radionuclides and 137Cs in Urban Soil Samples from the City of Novi Sad, Serbia-Radiological Risk Assessment",
volume = "11",
number = "4",
pages = "345",
doi = "10.3390/toxics11040345"
}

Janković, M. M., Jelić, I., Rajačić, M., Krneta-Nikolić, J. D., Vukanac, I., Dimović, S., Sarap, N.,& Šljivić-Ivanović, M. Z.. (2023). Distribution of Natural Radionuclides and 137Cs in Urban Soil Samples from the City of Novi Sad, Serbia-Radiological Risk Assessment. in Toxics, 11(4), 345.
https://doi.org/10.3390/toxics11040345

Janković MM, Jelić I, Rajačić M, Krneta-Nikolić JD, Vukanac I, Dimović S, Sarap N, Šljivić-Ivanović MZ. Distribution of Natural Radionuclides and 137Cs in Urban Soil Samples from the City of Novi Sad, Serbia-Radiological Risk Assessment. in Toxics. 2023;11(4):345.
doi:10.3390/toxics11040345 .

Janković, Marija M., Jelić, Ivana, Rajačić, Milica, Krneta-Nikolić, Jelena D., Vukanac, Ivana, Dimović, Slavko, Sarap, Nataša, Šljivić-Ivanović, Marija Z., "Distribution of Natural Radionuclides and 137Cs in Urban Soil Samples from the City of Novi Sad, Serbia-Radiological Risk Assessment" in Toxics, 11, no. 4 (2023):345,
https://doi.org/10.3390/toxics11040345 . .