A REVIEW: NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL RADIONUCLIDES AND RADIATION HAZARD PARAMETERS IN THE SOIL OF MOUNTAIN REGIONS IN SERBIA

Branislava M Mitrović; Dragana Todorović; Dragana Todorović; Jelena Ajtić; Jelena Ajtić; Borjana Vranješ; Borjana Vranješ

Branislava M Mitrović University of Belgrade, Faculty of veterinary medicine, Bulevar oslobođenja 18, Belgrade, Serbia
Dragana Todorović University of Belgrade, Vinča Institute of Nuclear Sciences, Department of Radiation Protection and Environmental Monitoring, Belgrade, Serbia
Dragana Todorović University of Belgrade, Vinča Institute of Nuclear Sciences, Department of Radiation Protection and Environmental Monitoring, Belgrade, Serbia
Jelena Ajtić University of Belgrade, Faculty of veterinary medicine, Bulevar oslobođenja 18, Belgrade, Serbia
Jelena Ajtić University of Belgrade, Faculty of veterinary medicine, Bulevar oslobođenja 18, Belgrade, Serbia
Borjana Vranješ University of Belgrade, Faculty of veterinary medicine, Bulevar oslobođenja 18, Belgrade, Serbia
Borjana Vranješ University of Belgrade, Faculty of veterinary medicine, Bulevar oslobođenja 18, Belgrade, Serbia

Keywords: mountain ecosystem, gammaspectrometry, soils, radionuclides, Radiation, Doses,

Abstract

This paper presents a content of natural (⁴⁰K, ²³⁸U, ²²⁶Ra and ²³²Th) and artificial (¹³⁷Cs) radionuclides in the soil of the mountains Maljen, Tara and Kopaonik in Serbia. Soil samples were collected from different altitudes over 2002-2015. The specific activities of the investigated radionuclides were determined by gamma ray spectrometry. Further, based on content of natural radionuclides in the soil samples, we calculated radiation hazard parameters, i.e., radium equivalent, absorbed dose rate, annual effective dose equivalent, external hazard index, annual gonadal dose equivalent and excess lifetime cancer risk and compared them to previously published results from different parts of the Republic of Serbia.

Author Biography

Branislava M Mitrović, University of Belgrade, Faculty of veterinary medicine, Bulevar oslobođenja 18, Belgrade, Serbia

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