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http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12188/31475| Title: | Distribution of some natural and artificial radionuclides in soil from the city of Bitola (Macedonia) and its environs | Authors: | Irena Zlatanovska, Trajče Stafilov, Robert Šajn, Bojana Dimovska Gonovska, Snežana Dimovska, Jovan Janusheski, Lambe Barandovski | Issue Date: | 10-Jun-2024 | Publisher: | Oxvord Academic | Source: | Irena Zlatanovska, Trajče Stafilov, Robert Šajn, Bojana Dimovska Gonovska, Snežana Dimovska, Jovan Janusheski, Lambe Barandovski, Distribution of some natural and artificial radionuclides in soil from the city of Bitola (Macedonia) and its environs, Radiation Protection Dosimetry, Volume 200, Issue 10, June 2024, Pages 901–918, https://doi.org/10.1093/rpd/ncae139 | Journal: | Radiation Protection Dosimetry | Series/Report no.: | 200;10 | Abstract: | The aim of the study is a thorough investigation of the radioactivity level in soils of the town of Bitola (Macedonia) and its environs. Topsoil samples collected from 58 locations within a 5 × 5 km grid were analysed. Serving as a screening, gross alpha and beta activity measurements were performed using gas-flow proportional counter. Gamma-spectrometric measurements revealed the presence of three natural (40K, 226Ra, 232Th) and one artificial radionuclide (137Cs) in the samples. The activity concentrations of these radionuclides were consistent with the results of similar studies in neighbouring areas. Spatial distribution maps and factor analyses have revealed that the activity concentrations of the natural radionuclides are strongly influenced by geology and have no significant influence from human activities. A correlation of 137Cs activity concentrations with terrain elevation was also observed. The aim of the study is a thorough investigation of the radioactivity level in soils of the town of Bitola (Macedonia) and its environs. Topsoil samples collected from 58 locations within a 5 × 5 km grid were analysed. Serving as a screening, gross alpha and beta activity measurements were performed using gas-flow proportional counter. Gamma-spectrometric measurements revealed the presence of three natural (40K, 226Ra, 232Th) and one artificial radionuclide (137Cs) in the samples. The activity concentrations of these radionuclides were consistent with the results of similar studies in neighbouring areas. Spatial distribution maps and factor analyses have revealed that the activity concentrations of the natural radionuclides are strongly influenced by geology and have no significant influence from human activities. A correlation of 137Cs activity concentrations with terrain elevation was also observed. | URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12188/31475 | DOI: | 10.1093/rpd/ncae139 |
| Appears in Collections: | Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, Institute of Physics: Journal Articles |
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