Assessment of Natural and Anthropogenic Radionuclides in Urban Soil of Sarajevo (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

The specific activity of terrestrial potassium, thorium, and radium as well as radiocesium isotopes in Sarajevo city was determined. From the measured γ-ray spectra, the activity concentrations were determined for 40 K, 232 Th, 226 Ra, and 137 Cs with the respective average values of 460, 39, 32, an...

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Published in:Radiochemistry (New York, N.Y.) N.Y.), 2022-06, Vol.64 (3), p.416-423
Main Authors: Nuhanović, M., Šehović, E., Smječanin, N., Hodžić, D., Vinković, A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Cesium 137
Cesium isotopes
Chemistry
Chemistry and Materials Science
Chemistry/Food Science
Dosage
Gamma ray spectra
Nuclear Chemistry
Radioisotopes
Radium
Radium 226
Soil contamination
Thorium
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Summary:The specific activity of terrestrial potassium, thorium, and radium as well as radiocesium isotopes in Sarajevo city was determined. From the measured γ-ray spectra, the activity concentrations were determined for 40 K, 232 Th, 226 Ra, and 137 Cs with the respective average values of 460, 39, 32, and 52 Bq kg –1 . The corresponding annual effective dose indoor and outdoor values were within the maximum limit of 1 mSv year –1 given by UNSCEAR. The calculated adsorbed dose rate in air was 0.058 μGy h –1 . In general, all hazard index parameters were within the criterion upper limits, implying insignificant radiation risk hazard.
ISSN:1066-3622
1608-3288
DOI:10.1134/S1066362222030201