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Radiological impact of an active quarry in the Papuk Nature Park, Croatia Cover

Radiological impact of an active quarry in the Papuk Nature Park, Croatia

Archives of Industrial Hygiene and Toxicology
Volume 73 (2022): Issue 1 (March 2022)
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|Apr 2022
Figures & tables

Figures & Tables

Figure 1

Location of the PNP within Croatia and locations of quarries Hercegovac, Oršulica, Brenzberg-Točak, and Žervanjska, as well as Lake Orahovac in the PNP (Source: Google Maps)

Figure 2

Locations of measurements near Žervanjska quarry (1, 2, 9), near Brenzberg-Točak quarry (7, 8, 19, 20, 21, 22, 25, 26), near the road between those quarries (3, 4, 5, 6, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18) and near Lake Orahovac (23, 24) (Source: Google Maps)

Table 1

H*(10) measurements at 26 PNP locations around the Radlovac Quarry

Location1234567
Latitude45°30'12''45°30'13''45°30'15''45°30'19''45°30'27''45°30'37''45°30'45''
Longitude17°48'09''17°48'19''17°48'58''17°49'10''17°49'16''17°49'27''17°49'38''
H*(10) (μSv/h)0.10±0.030.12±0.050.10±0.030.10±0.050.10±0.040.05±0.020.10±0.04
Location891011121314
Latitude45°30'53''45°30'17''45°30'18''45°30'17''45°30'17''45°30'18''45°30'21''
Longitude17°49'52''17°48'29''17°48'34''17°48'38''17°48'47''17°49'00''17°48'57''
H*(10) (μSv/h)0.14±0.050.11±0.030.11±0.030.12±0.030.10±0.030.09±0.030.11±0.03
Location15161718192021
Latitude45°30'25''45°30'29''45°30'41''45°30'44''45°30'50''45°30'53''45°30'58''
Longitude17°49'09''17°49'16''17°49'30''17°49'35''17°49'45''17°49'49''17°49'58''
H*(10) (μSv/h)0.10±0.020.09±0.030.10±0.030.08±0.030.10±0.030.12±0.030.10±0.03
Location2223242526
Latitude45°31'03''45°30'57''45°30'55''45°30'38''45°30'42''
Longitude17°50'02''17°51'30''17°51'34''17°49'41''17°49'46''
H*(10) (μSv/h)0.10±0.020.10±0.030.09±0.030.12±0.030.08±0.03
Table 2

Activity concentration measurements in moss collected at 26 PNP locations around the Radlovac Quarry

LocationActivity concentration (Bq/kg)
40K137Cs232Th238U226Ra210Pb
1409±202.50±1.529.2±535.8±1015.5±1241±35
2222±1012.1±0.913.8±224.8±620.4±1303±20
3357±2035.0±212.9±318.5±818.5±1607±50
4379±102.47±0.724.6±339.1±1037.3±2233±30
5178±1025.9±112.5±217.8±619.2±2778±40
6170±108.17±19.99±317.0±135.54±0.4363±30
7150±924.1±19.57±212.6±511.6 ±0.9654±30
8300±105.56±0.65.92±18.50±46.18±0.7672±30
9203±1025.4±215.1±321.6±114.72±0.6903±60
10247±2011.8±115.9±3.537.8±1018.2±2996±80
11167±97.11±18.98±212.0±513.2 ±0.9800±30
12173±1011.2±110.7±211.0±68.04±0.6897±40
13213±1020.9±213.5±314.2±730.0±2289±45
14144±1022.4±210.2±3<203±0.3603±70
15153±1013.8±111.0±2<54±0.5779±70
16178±1016.1±210.7±311.5±827.8±3498±50
17222±2024.6 ±214.3±417.4±621.8±2405±60
18199±1025.8±213.3±317.6±1011.5±1.5620±40
19189±1024.5±28.71±324.0±2012.2±1625±60
20184±1012.6±110.1±218.0±719.2±2754±40
21213±1015.3±19.07±312.6±64.15±0.4564±40
22332±107.65±111.5±216.3±1229.9±2418±60
23232±1025.7±26.49±3<102±0.2303±50
24198±1035.0±27.84±3<10<2571±50
25437±204.40±122.1±526.2±106.37±0.5536±70
26301±100.53±0.517.59±324.6±726.5±1.5310±30
Range150–4370.53–35.05.92–29.2<DL–39.1<DL–37.3233–996
Average23616.212.919.915.1566

[i] DL – detection limit, the lowest quantifiable value

Table 3

Comparison of average activity concentration between measurement groups

GroupActivity concentration(Bq/kg)
40K137Cs232Th238U226Ra210Pb
127813.419.427.413.6483
226311.811.817.814.5567
321417.312.919.416.8605
421130.47.17<DL2.26437

[i] DL – detection limit, the lowest quantifiable value

Table 4

Comparison of our results with other studies

AreaActivity concentration(Bq/kg)
137Cs40K232Th 238U226Ra210Pb
Plitvice, Croatia (40)14.7–510.984.9–1942.03–8.92<DL–12.35.9–23.667.9–369
Beograd area, Serbia (46)9–221110–490<DL–45<DL–80<DL–75
Northern Greece (47)0–425120–750147–1920
Salzburg area, Austria (48)1145–1409251–319
Odur province, Turkey (49)31–469350–1440
Bosnia and Herzegovina (50)4–1612
Eastern Serbia (39)64–4841.4–281.1–501.1–41
Eastern Serbia (51)25–4271.0–370.4–280.3–36
Palong area, Malaysia (52)2.8–14.01.44–7.68
Serbia (53)<DL–172.2–36526–881
Thailand (53)2.5–327<DL–300199–660
Sobieswo island, Poland (54)1.36–3.87133–501
Bosnia and Herzegovina (55)<DL–2000
Thrace region, Turkey (41)178–852
Western Turkey (56)200–650
North-western Turkey (57)219–724
Papuk, Croatia0.53–35.0150–4375.92–29.2<DL–39.1<DL–37.3233–996

[i] DL – detection limit, the lowest quantifiable value

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/aiht-2022-73-3616 | Journal eISSN: 1848-6312 (formerly 0004-1254) | Journal ISSN: 0004-1254
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Language: English, Croatian
Page range: 15 - 22
Submitted on: Dec 1, 2021
Accepted on: Feb 1, 2022
Published on: Apr 7, 2022
Published by: Institute for Medical Research and Occupational Health
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Keywords:
137Cs,
ambient dose rate equivalent H*(10),
gamma ray spectrometry,
moss,
naturally occurring radionuclides
Related subjects:
Medicine,
Basic medical science,
Basic medical science, other

© 2022 Branko Petrinec, Davor Rašeta, Dinko Babić, published by Institute for Medical Research and Occupational Health
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