Human activities may lead to increased levels of naturally occurring radioactive material and heavy metals in waters relative to undisturbed natural environment, consequently to reduced safety of environment. Therefore, evaluation of water quality from coal-fired power plants is essential to both environmental protection and protection of the human health. In this paper the concentrations of metals (K, Sr, and Pb) and corresponding radionuclides (K-40, Sr-90, and Pb-210) for 22 water samples in the vicinity of five coal-fired power plants in Serbia were determined. The total metal concentrations were measured using an atomic absorption spectrometer. The activities of radionuclides K-40 and Pb-210 were determined by gamma spectrometry using HPGe detector, while the activity of Sr-90 was determined by radiochemical analytical method and measured using low-level gas proportional counter. The water pollution status was assessed by the prospective method that is defined in this study. The p...reliminary results indicated that operation of the coal-fired power plants has no significant impact on the surrounding environment with regard to the radiological characteristics and content of metals of the investigated waters that can be used for suitable in future applications.
Keywords:
metal content / pollution / radionuclide / wastewater
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Nuclear Technology and Radiation Protection, 2018, 33, 1, 117-124
TY - JOUR
AU - Sarap, Nataša
AU - Senćanski, Jelena
AU - Pagnacco, Maja C.
AU - Janković, Marija M.
AU - Todorović, Dragana
AU - Majstorović, Divna M.
PY - 2018
UR - http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/Article.aspx?ID=1451-39941801117S
UR - https://vinar.vin.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/7783
AB - Human activities may lead to increased levels of naturally occurring radioactive material and heavy metals in waters relative to undisturbed natural environment, consequently to reduced safety of environment. Therefore, evaluation of water quality from coal-fired power plants is essential to both environmental protection and protection of the human health. In this paper the concentrations of metals (K, Sr, and Pb) and corresponding radionuclides (K-40, Sr-90, and Pb-210) for 22 water samples in the vicinity of five coal-fired power plants in Serbia were determined. The total metal concentrations were measured using an atomic absorption spectrometer. The activities of radionuclides K-40 and Pb-210 were determined by gamma spectrometry using HPGe detector, while the activity of Sr-90 was determined by radiochemical analytical method and measured using low-level gas proportional counter. The water pollution status was assessed by the prospective method that is defined in this study. The preliminary results indicated that operation of the coal-fired power plants has no significant impact on the surrounding environment with regard to the radiological characteristics and content of metals of the investigated waters that can be used for suitable in future applications.
T2 - Nuclear Technology and Radiation Protection
T1 - Radioactivity level and concentration of metals in waters around power plants application of potential method for pollution assessment
VL - 33
IS - 1
SP - 117
EP - 124
DO - 10.2298/NTRP1801117S
ER -
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author = "Sarap, Nataša and Senćanski, Jelena and Pagnacco, Maja C. and Janković, Marija M. and Todorović, Dragana and Majstorović, Divna M.",
year = "2018",
abstract = "Human activities may lead to increased levels of naturally occurring radioactive material and heavy metals in waters relative to undisturbed natural environment, consequently to reduced safety of environment. Therefore, evaluation of water quality from coal-fired power plants is essential to both environmental protection and protection of the human health. In this paper the concentrations of metals (K, Sr, and Pb) and corresponding radionuclides (K-40, Sr-90, and Pb-210) for 22 water samples in the vicinity of five coal-fired power plants in Serbia were determined. The total metal concentrations were measured using an atomic absorption spectrometer. The activities of radionuclides K-40 and Pb-210 were determined by gamma spectrometry using HPGe detector, while the activity of Sr-90 was determined by radiochemical analytical method and measured using low-level gas proportional counter. The water pollution status was assessed by the prospective method that is defined in this study. The preliminary results indicated that operation of the coal-fired power plants has no significant impact on the surrounding environment with regard to the radiological characteristics and content of metals of the investigated waters that can be used for suitable in future applications.",
journal = "Nuclear Technology and Radiation Protection",
title = "Radioactivity level and concentration of metals in waters around power plants application of potential method for pollution assessment",
volume = "33",
number = "1",
pages = "117-124",
doi = "10.2298/NTRP1801117S"
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Sarap, N., Senćanski, J., Pagnacco, M. C., Janković, M. M., Todorović, D.,& Majstorović, D. M.. (2018). Radioactivity level and concentration of metals in waters around power plants application of potential method for pollution assessment. in Nuclear Technology and Radiation Protection, 33(1), 117-124.
https://doi.org/10.2298/NTRP1801117S
Sarap N, Senćanski J, Pagnacco MC, Janković MM, Todorović D, Majstorović DM. Radioactivity level and concentration of metals in waters around power plants application of potential method for pollution assessment. in Nuclear Technology and Radiation Protection. 2018;33(1):117-124.
doi:10.2298/NTRP1801117S .
Sarap, Nataša, Senćanski, Jelena, Pagnacco, Maja C., Janković, Marija M., Todorović, Dragana, Majstorović, Divna M., "Radioactivity level and concentration of metals in waters around power plants application of potential method for pollution assessment" in Nuclear Technology and Radiation Protection, 33, no. 1 (2018):117-124,
https://doi.org/10.2298/NTRP1801117S . .
