Natural radionuclides in mineral fertilizers and farmland
Contemporary agriculture production is based on use of mineral fertilizers, which however can have high activity of natural radionuclides and so cause the appearance of technologically elevated radioactivity. In order to determine the influence of mineral fertilizers application in arable l...
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doaj-d3b037f1ff3748b4a537899c98884e8a2020-11-24T22:04:53ZsrpFaculty of Veterinary Medicine, BelgradeVeterinarski Glasnik0350-24572406-07712013-01-01675-635936710.2298/VETGL1306359M0350-24571306359MNatural radionuclides in mineral fertilizers and farmlandMitrović Branislava M.0Vitorović Gordana1Andrić Velibor2Stojanović Mirjana3Vitorović Duško4Grdović Svetlana5Vićentijević Mihajlo6Fakultet veterinarske medicine, BeogradFakultet veterinarske medicine, BeogradFakultet veterinarske medicine, BeogradITNMS, BeogradPoljoprivredni fakultet, BeogradFakultet veterinarske medicine, BeogradNaučni institut za veterinarstvo Srbije, BeogradContemporary agriculture production is based on use of mineral fertilizers, which however can have high activity of natural radionuclides and so cause the appearance of technologically elevated radioactivity. In order to determine the influence of mineral fertilizers application in arable land, there was used gamma spectrometric method for defining the activity of natural radionuclides (40 K, 238U, 226Ra) in imported mineral fertilizers as well as in arable and fallow land in the area of suburban municipalities of Belgrade. The obtained results have shown that in the tested mineral fertilizers the measured activity of 40K ranged from 70 to 4590 Bq/kg, 238U from 18 to 1400 Bq/kg and 226Ra from 15 to 999Bq/kg. Average activities of natural radionuclides in arable land are: 626 Bq/kg for 40K, 54 Bq/kg for 238U, 55 Bq/kg for 226Ra and 55Bq/kg for 232Th, and in fallow land 596 Bq/kg for 40K, 54 Bq/kg for 238U, 54 Bq/kg for 226Ra and 53 Bq/kg for 232Th. Average values of radium radioactivity equivalent (175 Bq/kg) and index of radiation risk (0,48), point out that in the tested areas there is no significant radiation risk for inhabitants due to terrestrial exposure. This investigation has also shown that current use of mineral fertilizers has not caused the increase of natural radioactivity in the tested arable land. [Projekat Ministarstva nauke Republike Srbije, br. TR 31003]http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/0350-2457/2013/0350-24571306359M.pdfgamma spectrometrymineral fertilizerslandnatural radionuclides |
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Mitrović Branislava M. Vitorović Gordana Andrić Velibor Stojanović Mirjana Vitorović Duško Grdović Svetlana Vićentijević Mihajlo |
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Mitrović Branislava M. Vitorović Gordana Andrić Velibor Stojanović Mirjana Vitorović Duško Grdović Svetlana Vićentijević Mihajlo Natural radionuclides in mineral fertilizers and farmland Veterinarski Glasnik gamma spectrometry mineral fertilizers land natural radionuclides |
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Mitrović Branislava M. Vitorović Gordana Andrić Velibor Stojanović Mirjana Vitorović Duško Grdović Svetlana Vićentijević Mihajlo |
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Natural radionuclides in mineral fertilizers and farmland |
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Natural radionuclides in mineral fertilizers and farmland |
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Natural radionuclides in mineral fertilizers and farmland |
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Natural radionuclides in mineral fertilizers and farmland |
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Natural radionuclides in mineral fertilizers and farmland |
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natural radionuclides in mineral fertilizers and farmland |
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Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Belgrade |
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Veterinarski Glasnik |
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0350-2457 2406-0771 |
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2013-01-01 |
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Contemporary agriculture production is based on use of mineral fertilizers,
which however can have high activity of natural radionuclides and so cause
the appearance of technologically elevated radioactivity. In order to
determine the influence of mineral fertilizers application in arable land,
there was used gamma spectrometric method for defining the activity of
natural radionuclides (40 K, 238U, 226Ra) in imported mineral fertilizers as
well as in arable and fallow land in the area of suburban municipalities of
Belgrade. The obtained results have shown that in the tested mineral
fertilizers the measured activity of 40K ranged from 70 to 4590 Bq/kg, 238U
from 18 to 1400 Bq/kg and 226Ra from 15 to 999Bq/kg. Average activities of
natural radionuclides in arable land are: 626 Bq/kg for 40K, 54 Bq/kg for
238U, 55 Bq/kg for 226Ra and 55Bq/kg for 232Th, and in fallow land 596 Bq/kg
for 40K, 54 Bq/kg for 238U, 54 Bq/kg for 226Ra and 53 Bq/kg for 232Th.
Average values of radium radioactivity equivalent (175 Bq/kg) and index of
radiation risk (0,48), point out that in the tested areas there is no
significant radiation risk for inhabitants due to terrestrial exposure. This
investigation has also shown that current use of mineral fertilizers has not
caused the increase of natural radioactivity in the tested arable land.
[Projekat Ministarstva nauke Republike Srbije, br. TR 31003] |
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gamma spectrometry mineral fertilizers land natural radionuclides |
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http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/0350-2457/2013/0350-24571306359M.pdf |
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