Assessment of 210Po and 210Pb in lichen, moss and soil around Çan coal-fired power plant, Turkey

This paper deals with determination of 210 Po and 210 Pb activity concentrations using epigeic moss ( Hypnum cupressiforme ), bushy soil (fruticose) lichen ( Cladonia rangiformis ) and surface soil samples in the area around Çan coal-fired power plant, northwest Turkey. Mean activity concentrations...

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Published in:Journal of radioanalytical and nuclear chemistry 2016, Vol.307 (1), p.523-531
Main Authors: Belivermiş, Murat, Kılıç, Önder, Çayır, Akın, Coşkun, Mahmut, Coşkun, Münevver
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Chemistry
Chemistry and Materials Science
Diagnostic Radiology
Hadrons
Heavy Ions
Inorganic Chemistry
Nuclear Chemistry
Nuclear Physics
Physical Chemistry
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Summary:This paper deals with determination of 210 Po and 210 Pb activity concentrations using epigeic moss ( Hypnum cupressiforme ), bushy soil (fruticose) lichen ( Cladonia rangiformis ) and surface soil samples in the area around Çan coal-fired power plant, northwest Turkey. Mean activity concentrations of 210 Po and 210 Pb were found to be 303.9 and 425.8 Bq kg −1 for moss, 161.6 and 259.1 Bq kg −1 for lichen, and 79.9 and 91.5 Bq kg −1 for soil samples at dry weight, respectively. We propose that distance and altitude of sampling site may be of significant parameters of distribution of both radionuclides.
ISSN:0236-5731
1588-2780
DOI:10.1007/s10967-015-4169-3