Biomonitoring of 137Cs, 40K, 232Th, and 238U using oak bark in Belgrade forest, Istanbul, Turkey

In the present study, the bark of oak trees (Quercus petraea Liebl.) was collected from Belgrade Forest northwest of Istanbul for determination of 137Cs, 40K, 232Th, and 238U activity. A gamma spectrometer equipped with high-purity germanium detector was used for radioactivity measurement. Bark...

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Main Author: Kilic Onder
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: VINCA Institute of Nuclear Sciences 2012-01-01
Series:Nuclear Technology and Radiation Protection
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Online Access:http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/1451-3994/2012/1451-39941202137K.pdf