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Environmental radioactivity in southern Serbia at locations where depleted uranium was used

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Sarap, Nataša
Janković, Marija M.
Todorović, Dragana
Krneta-Nikolić, Jelena D.
Kovačević, Milojko
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In the 1999 bombing of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, NATO forces used ammunition containing depleted uranium. The cleaning of depleted uranium that followed was performed in southern Serbia by the Vinca Institute of Nuclear Sciences between 2002 and 2007 at the locations of Pljackovica, Borovac, Bratoselce, and Reljan. This paper presents detailed results of radioactivity monitoring four years after cleaning (2011), which included the determination of gamma emitters in soil, water, and plant samples, as well as gross alpha and beta activities in water samples. The gamma spectrometry results showed the presence of natural radionuclides Ra-226, Th-232, K-40, U-235, U-238, and the produced radionuclide Cs-137 (from the Chernobyl accident). In order to evaluate the radiological hazard from soil, the radium equivalent activity, the gamma dose rate, the external hazard index, and the annual effective dose were calculated. Considering that a significant number of people inhabit the stud...ied locations, the periodical monitoring of radionuclide content is vital.

Keywords:
environmental samples / gamma spectrometry / gross alpha activity / gross beta activity
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Arhiv za higijenu rada i toksikologiju, 2014, 65, 2, 189-197
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  • Advanced technologies for monitoring and environmental protection from chemical pollutants and radiation burden (RS-43009)

DOI: 10.2478/10004-1254-65-2014-2427

ISSN: 0004-1254

PubMed: 24778342

WoS: 000345696400006

Scopus: 2-s2.0-84908036971
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