1. Distribution of radionuclides and associated radiological risk assessment of soils from Niška Banja, Serbia
- Author
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Sahoo, Sarata Kumar, Žunić, Zora S., Veerasamy, Nimelan, Natarajan, Thennaarassan, Zhukovsky, Michael, Jovanović, Peter, Veselinović, Nenad, Janićijević, Aco, Onischenko, Aleksandra, Yarmoshenko, Ilia, Ramola, Rakesh C., Sahoo, Sarata Kumar, Žunić, Zora S., Veerasamy, Nimelan, Natarajan, Thennaarassan, Zhukovsky, Michael, Jovanović, Peter, Veselinović, Nenad, Janićijević, Aco, Onischenko, Aleksandra, Yarmoshenko, Ilia, and Ramola, Rakesh C.
- Abstract
The activity concentrations of 226Ra, 232Th and 40K were determined in 43 soil samples collected from 0 to 10 cm and 10 to 50 cm depths of Niška Banja region, Serbia, using a low background gamma spectroscopy with 3″ × 3″ NaI(Tl) scintillation detector. The mean absorbed dose rate of 0–10 cm and 10–50 cm depth soil were 66.1 and 60.4 nGy/h, respectively which was close to UNSCEAR worldwide value. The radium equivalent and annual effective dose effect were lower than the permissible level. Therefore, there is no significant radiological risk from the soil to residents living in this region.
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- 2024