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Radiological impact of an active quarry in the Papuk Nature Park, Croatia

Authors :
Petrinec, Branko
Rašeta, Davor
Babić, Dinko
Petrinec, Branko
Rašeta, Davor
Babić, Dinko
Source :
Arhiv za higijenu rada i toksikologiju; ISSN 0004-1254 (Print); ISSN 1848-6312 (Online); Volume 73; Issue 1
Publication Year :
2022

Abstract

Papuk Nature Park, unlike most similar parks and preserves in the world, contains active quarries. Quarries dig stone from the ground, creating dust and exposing deeper, potentially more radioactive layers. Since the forest trails in the Park lead right up to the quarries, we believed it was important to determine the radiological impact of the quarries on the Park environment. We measured ambient dose rate equivalent H*(10) and sampled moss at 26 Park locations along two of four quarries, along the road between them, and near Lake Orahovac, a very popular tourist destination close to the quarries. Moss is a standard bioindicator of exposure to heavy metals, including radionuclides. Using-gamma ray spectrometry we determined the activity concentration of 137Cs and of representative naturally occurring radionuclides – 238U, 226Ra, 210Pb, 232Th, and 40K – in sampled moss. H*(10) at selected locations was similar to the background H*(10) measured continuously all over Croatia. The ranges of measured activity concentrations of 137Cs and naturally occurring radionuclides in moss did not differ significantly from other parts of Croatia and nearby countries.<br />Za razliku od većine sličnih parkova i rezervata prirode u svijetu, u Parku prirode Papuk nalaze se aktivni kamenolomi. U kamenolomima se izvlači kamen iz tla, pri čemu se stvara prašina te se otkrivaju dublji, potencijalno radioaktivniji slojevi. Budući da šumski putovi u Parku prirode Papuk vode do samih kamenoloma, važno je odrediti njihov radiološki učinak na taj park prirode. Mjerili smo ekvivalent ambijentalne brzine doze H*(10) i uzorkovali smo mahovinu na 26 lokacija oko dvaju od četiriju kamenoloma, oko ceste između njih te uz Orahovačko jezero, popularno turističko odredište u blizini kamenoloma. Mahovina je standardni bioindikator za teške metale, uključujući i radionuklide. Gamaspektrometrijskom smo metodom u uzorkovanim mahovinama odredili koncentracije aktivnosti 137Cs i reprezentativnih prirodnih radionuklida: 238U, 226Ra, 210Pb, 232Th, i 40K. Na odabranim je lokacijama H*(10) sličan onomu koji se kontinuirano mjeri drugdje u Republici Hrvatskoj. Rasponi izmjerenih vrijednosti koncentracija aktivnosti 137Cs i odabranih prirodnih radionuklida u mahovinama značajno se ne razlikuju od raspona izmjerenih vrijednosti koncentracija aktivnosti navedenih radionuklida u mahovinama uzorkovanima drugdje u Hrvatskoj i u susjednim zemljama.

Details

Database :
OAIster
Journal :
Arhiv za higijenu rada i toksikologiju; ISSN 0004-1254 (Print); ISSN 1848-6312 (Online); Volume 73; Issue 1
Notes :
application/pdf, English, Croatian
Publication Type :
Electronic Resource
Accession number :
edsoai.on1312732537
Document Type :
Electronic Resource