Affiliation:
1. Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Radiology and Radiation Hygiene, Belgrade
2. Institute for Technology of Nuclear and other Mineral Raw Materials, Belgrade
3. Faculty of Agriculture, Institute of Animal Sciences, Belgrade
Abstract
The main aim of this study was to investigate the impact of the coal mine in
Lazarevac, and the coal-fired power stations in Obrenovac, on the activity
concentrations of radionuclides 40K, 238U, 232Th, and 137Cs in some parts of
human food chain of people living in the surrounding area. The obtained
results showed that natural environment around the examined coal mine and the
coal-fired power stations are not significantly affected by the emission of
primordial radionuclides. The activity concentrations of 238U in the soil
around the open coal mine and the coal processing installations (66.4-76.0
Bq/kg) and in the soil around the coal-fired power stations (55.5-61.2 Bq/kg)
were not significantly higher than the average values in Serbia. The
significant increase in the activity concentrations of natural radioisotopes
in the samples of soil, vegetation, and animal products, was not confirmed.
Food of animal origin used in human consumption is safe, i. e. not
contaminated by radiation.
Funder
Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development of the Republic of Serbia
Publisher
National Library of Serbia
Subject
Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality,Nuclear Energy and Engineering
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