The activity of natural radionuclides Th-232, Ra-226, K-40, and Na-22, and anthropogenic Cs-137, in the water, sediment, and common carp produced in purified …

M Pelić, Ž Mihaljev, M Živkov Baloš, N Popov… - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
In the immediate vicinity of a slaughterhouse, a fishpond was built that uses treated
wastewater from the slaughterhouse, and in this way integrates a new value chain in the …

A review of 210Pb and 210Po in moss

C Ding, Q Yang, X Zhao, L Xu, H Tang, Z Liu… - Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Among environment contaminants, 210 Pb and 210 Po have gained significant research
attention due to their radioactive toxicity. Moss, with its exceptional adsorption capability for …

Radioactivity of soil in Croatia I: naturally occurring decay chains

M Šoštarić, B Petrinec, M Avdić, L Petroci… - Archives of Industrial …, 2021 - sciendo.com
The assessment of environmental radioactivity much relies on radionuclide content in soil.
This stems from the significant contribution of soil to both external and internal exposure to …

Radioactivity of soil in Croatia II: 137Cs, 40K, and absorbed dose rate

M Šoštarić, B Petrinec, M Avdić, L Petroci… - Arhiv za higijenu rada i …, 2021 - hrcak.srce.hr
Sažetak We took samples of uncultivated soil from the surface layer (0–10 cm) at 138 sites
from all over Croatia and measured their radionuclide activity concentrations with high …

Radium uptake by earthworms E. fetida after exposure to contaminated soil

T Maystrenko, A Rybak - Journal of Environmental Radioactivity, 2023 - Elsevier
Radium-226 is one of the most important radionuclides for assessing the radiation exposure
in terrestrial ecosystems in terms of its significant contribution to the internal and total dose …

Assessment of background dose rate on non-human biota in a Mediterranean terrestrial ecosystem

J Guillén, A Real, A Salas, D Pérez… - … Science and Pollution …, 2024 - Springer
The assessment of radiological impact to the environment is usually carried out by the dose
rate estimation to hypothetical entities named Reference Animals and Plants (RAPs). There …

Radiation exposure and risk assessment to earthworms in areas contaminated with naturally occurring radionuclides

T Maystrenko, A Rybak - Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 2022 - Springer
The assessment of radiation exposure on biota is one of the main parts of environment
protection system. Earthworms have been recognized as an important organism group in the …

The occurrence of 40K and 137Cs radioactivity in mosses during 2015–2019 in the Djerdap National Park (E. Serbia)

JN Stanojković, SM Nestorović, NZ Radaković… - … Science and Pollution …, 2023 - Springer
The radiation status of the national park (NP) Djerdap (Eastern Serbia) is characterized
using bioindicators (mosses). Mosses (16 species, 156 samples) were collected randomly …

Dragonflies (Odonata) as bioindicators of radioactivity

A Vukoja, T Bogdanović, D Rašeta… - … in environmental and …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Bioindicators are living organisms that are successfully used for monitoring changes in the
environmental health due to natural and/or anthropogenic influences. Dragonflies (Odonata) …

Distribution and transfer of naturally occurring radionuclides and 137Cs in the freshwater system of the Plitvice Lakes, Croatia, and related dose assessment to …

B Skoko, D Babić, Z Franić, T Bituh… - Environmental Science and …, 2021 - Springer
The aim of this study was to investigate the natural radioactivity of Plitvice Lakes, under the
assumption that due to its status as a National Park, the area can be considered an example …