Radionuclides and heavy metals in Borovac, Southern Serbia

Popović, Dragana; Todorović, Dragana; Frontasyeva, M. V.; Ajtić, Jelena; Tasić, M.; Rajšić, S.

doi:10.1007/s11356-008-0003-6

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“…According to the definition of the Enrichment Factor (EF), the proportional share of the study analyte relative to the reference element in lichens or mosses and soil points out to soil as the source of its enrichment, eg [22][23][24]. EF is used to compare, usually with reference to aluminium or scandium concentrations, relative concentrations of analytes accumulated in lichens or mosses and soil.…”

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Pb-210 Isotope as a Pollutant Emission Indicator / Izotop Pb-210 Jako Znacznik Emisji Zanieczyszczeń

Dołhańczuk-Śródka

Ziembik

Křı́ž

et al. 2015

Ecological Chemistry and Engineering S

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Passive biomonitoring using 210 Pb was used in the paper to evaluate pollutant deposition. Well-developed epiphytic foliose lichens Hypogymnia physodes growing on spruce branches were used in the studies. The samples of mosses Pleurozium schreberi and soil (raw humus) were collected from the area around the tree from which the samples of lichens were collected. The studies have shown that it is possible to identify dust emission sources using a radioactive lead isotope ( Pb is one of the emission components.

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Section: Resultsmentioning

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Pb-210 Isotope as a Pollutant Emission Indicator / Izotop Pb-210 Jako Znacznik Emisji Zanieczyszczeń

Dołhańczuk-Śródka

Ziembik

Křı́ž

et al. 2015

Ecological Chemistry and Engineering S

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“…Mean gross alpha and beta activities in the main course were found to be 0.095 and 0.21 Bq L −1 , respectively, being the main natural radionuclide contributions uranium, radium, and their alpha daughters for gross alpha activity, and 40 K and 226 Ra beta daughters for gross beta activity (Sanchez-Cabeza and Pujol 1998;Pujol and Sanchez-Cabeza 2000). The notable number of worldwide studies aimed at analyzing the levels of radioactivity in natural water bodies show a high variability of results, with gross alpha and beta activities ranging <0.008-0.782 and 0.021-0.816 Bq L −1 , respectively (i.e., Bozkurt et al 2007;Dueñas et al 2007;Forte et al 2007;Kücükömeroglu et al 2008;Popovic et al 2008;Selçuk Zorer et al 2009). The concentrations here reported for tap water from the Ebro River are generally in the lower range than those reported in the scientific literature.…”

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Human health risk assessment of environmental and dietary exposure to natural radionuclides in the Catalan stretch of the Ebro River, Spain

Nadal

Casacuberta

García-Orellana

et al. 2010

Environ Monit Assess

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This study was aimed at assessing the levels of 210Pb and 210Po concentrations as well as gross alpha and beta activities in environmental monitors from the Catalan stretch of the Ebro River (Spain), potentially influenced by the presence of sediments with high concentrations of 238U and its decay chain daughters in the Flix reservoir. The chronic daily intake of 210Pb and 210Po through ingestion and inhalation of soils was evaluated, and the derived non-carcinogenic and carcinogenic risks were characterized. The low concentration of radioisotopes in soils resulted in a negligible annual effective dose. The levels of 210Pb and 210Po were determined in various groups of highly consumed food (fish and seafood, vegetables, fruits, and rice), and their dietary intake was calculated. The annual effective dose for the adult people from food intake was estimated in 3.3×10(-2) mSv, mostly due to 210Po. Overall, the current radioactivity levels in the Catalan stretch of the Ebro River should not mean any additional health risk for the population living nearby. However, an integral assessment of the risks derived from exposure to other pollutants (e.g., metals and organochlorine compounds) jointly with radionuclides could be of great interest.

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“…The lack of reliable ecotoxicological data due to rather conservative official monitoring programmes based on traditional set of physicochemical parameters stimulated the implementation of small to regional scale field ecotoxicological research projects that are based on (a) bioaccumulation studies, mostly on heavy metals in fish (Teodorović et al 2000) or mosses and lichen (Popović et al 2008) and PCBs in aquatic biota (Adamov et al 2003) and (b) conventional ecotoxicological tests, such as the study on chronic toxicity of the Sava River (water and sediment), based on algal bioassay (Kallqvist et al 2008). Sediment toxicity evaluations, undertaken as a part of feasibility studies for remediation activities on transboundary watercourses (Dalmacija et al 2006;Prica et al 2008), showed that although heavy metal concentrations were high, bioavailability and consequently toxicity to aquatic biota was low, due to the high content of clay, iron and sulphides ( Table 1).…”

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Ecotoxicological research and related legislation in Serbia

Teodorović

2009

Environ Sci Pollut Res

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Introduction Several hot spots of severe freshwater pollution and sediment contamination (mostly heavy metals, polyaromatic hydrocarbons and polychlorinated biphenyls) have been identified in Serbia as the consequence of outdated environmental legislation, negligible amounts of properly treated waste waters and accidental spills. Discussion Since ecotoxicological methods have never been incorporated into risk assessment procedures, mandatory effluent discharge or ambient water monitoring programmes, ecotoxicological research, based on bioaccumulation studies, conventional ecotoxicological tests and, recently, biomarkers of exposure and effect have been restricted to independent smallto medium-scale studies, conducted, basically, to confirm, underline or oppose the results of chemical-based monitoring and to lament on inadequate environmental regulations/policy and management practice. Although hot and unresolved ecotoxicological problems still remain beyond the reach of ecotoxicological research currently conducted in Serbia, or are tackled only sporadically, it is to be expected that on-going research and institutional capacity building should, hopefully, increase the competence and competitiveness of scientific community and speed up the process of harmonisation of national environmental legislation and policy with European Union.

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Radionuclides and heavy metals in Borovac, Southern Serbia

Cited by 44 publications

References 36 publications

Pb-210 Isotope as a Pollutant Emission Indicator / Izotop Pb-210 Jako Znacznik Emisji Zanieczyszczeń

Pb-210 Isotope as a Pollutant Emission Indicator / Izotop Pb-210 Jako Znacznik Emisji Zanieczyszczeń

Human health risk assessment of environmental and dietary exposure to natural radionuclides in the Catalan stretch of the Ebro River, Spain

Ecotoxicological research and related legislation in Serbia

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