Assessing the radiological load on the environment in the middle Danube river basin on the basis of a study of the Kopački Rit Nature Park, Croatia

Petrinec, Branko; Sovilj, Marina Poje; Babić, Dinko; Meštrović, Tomislav; Miklavčić, Igor; Radolić, Vanja; Stanić, Denis; Vuković, Branko; Šoštarić, Marko

doi:10.1007/s00411-018-0747-4

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“…In recent years, for instance, activity concentrations of radionuclides in soil have been studied for agricultural soil ( 4 , 5 ), in mining areas ( 6 ), close to industrial facilities ( 7 , 8 ) or deposits of radioactive matter ( 9 , 10 ), and after the Fukushima accident ( 11 ). Other studies focus on soil that is not directly affected by human activities ( 12 , 13 ) not only to asses the related radiological risk but also obtain baseline data as reference for the future. Our study belongs to this type of research.…”

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Radioactivity of soil in Croatia I: naturally occurring decay chains

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Avdić

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Archives of Industrial Hygiene and Toxicology

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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 ionising radiation via direct emission of gamma radiation and soil-to-plant radionuclide transfer, respectively. This motivated us to carry out a systematic research on the radioactivity of soil in Croatia to obtain relevant data that can be used as a basis for understanding the related effects of geomorphological, biogeographical, and climatological properties of the environment. We collected samples of the surface layer of uncultivated soil (0–10 cm) at 138 sites from all over the country and measured them for radionuclide activity concentrations by means of high-resolution gamma-ray spectrometry. This resulted in radioactivity maps containing data on activity concentrations of representative radionuclides in the environment. In this paper, which is the first in our two-part presentation, we focus on the naturally occurring 232Th and 238U decay chains and their correlations with the diversity of Croatian regions. For both of the chains, activity concentrations were the highest in the Dinaric region, the lowest in the Pannonian region, and intermediate in the Adriatic region. Relatively high concentrations of 226Ra in the soil of the Dinaric region implied a possibility of an enhanced emanation of its progeny 222Rn into the air. Activity concentrations of 210Pb were additionally elevated in areas with dense vegetation, most probably due to an atmospheric deposition of airborne 210Pb onto the surface of plants and their eventual decomposition on the ground.

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Radioactivity of soil in Croatia I: naturally occurring decay chains

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Avdić

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Archives of Industrial Hygiene and Toxicology

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“…The lake is very shallow, with an average lake depth of 1.5 to 2 m. With in ow, all pollution from the Danube River in ows in Kopačko Lake. Additionally, Kopačko Lake is in the vicinity of an urban center (Osijek, ~ 100,000 inhabitants), downstream from a nuclear power plant (Paks, Hungary) on the Danube, and close to regions of intense agriculture in Croatia, Hungary, and Serbia (Petrinec et al 2018).…”

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Potentially toxic elements in invasive fish species Prussian carp (Carassius gibelio) from different freshwater ecosystems and human exposure assessment

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Piperac

Kojadinović

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Environ Sci Pollut Res

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and Zn were detected in the muscle and gills of Prussian carp from three different freshwater ecosystems: isolated ponds and the South Morava River in Serbia, and Kopačko Lake in complex wetland ecosystem of the Kopački Rit Nature Reserve in Croatia. The main goals of the paper were to assess the concentrations of potentially toxic elements (PTEs) in the muscle and gills of Prussian carp (Carassius gibelio), to examine whether abiotic factors from three different freshwater ecosystems affect the accumulation of PTEs in sh tissues and to estimate the human health risk resulting from sh consumption. There were only six concentrations of PTEs in the gill tissue (Cr, Hg, Mn, Pb, Sn, and Zn) that were not signi cantly different among the different freshwater ecosystems. In the muscles, the differences were much less visible. Kopačko Lake distinguished with the highest values of metal pollution index (MPI) for muscles (0.24) and isolated ponds with the highest values of MPI for gills (0.8). The redundancy analysis (RDA) showed that concentrations of Al, Mn, Zn, Cu, and Fe in the gill tissue were signi cantly correlated with the environmental variables. In contrast, the RDA based on element concentrations in the sh muscles indicated no signi cant relationship with the environment. Isolated ponds, with no in ow of freshwater, stand out as the most polluted, followed by Kopačko Lake with occasional oods. Flowing freshwater ecosystem South Morava River can be single out as at least polluted with PTEs. The target hazard quotients (THQ) and hazard index (HI) suggested there were no signi cant noncarcinogenic health risks. The target carcinogenic risk factor (TR) for As and Pb con rmed there were no cancer risks related to human sh consumption. Since the elevated concentrations of toxic Cd and As in Prussian carp were estimated, an early warning should be assumed, especially for shing activities in these areas.

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“…• rezidui u naftnoj industriji, 29 • pepeo i šljaka termoelektrane u Kaštelanskom zaljevu, 30,31 • fosfogips u Kutini tvornice Petrokemija d. d., 32 • procjena radiološkog opterećenja u parku prirode Kopački Rit, 33 • pojava i raspodjela cezija (Cs-137) u sjevernom Jadranu kao posljedica nesreće u Černobilu, 34 • radionuklidi u Jadranu. 35 Osim alata ERICA, za procjenu rizika od prirodnih radionuklida primjenjuje se i programski paket RESRAD BIOTA code 36 koji za procjenu doze zračenja za vodenu i kopnenu biotu implementira metodologiju postupnog pristupa Ministarstva za energetiku Sjedinjenih Američkih Država.…”

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Gospodarenje reziduima u okviru Nacionalnog programa provedbe Strategije zbrinjavanja radioaktivnog otpada, iskorištenih izvora i istrošenog nuklearnog goriva Republike Hrvatske

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Donošenjem Nacionalnog programa provedbe Strategije zbrinjavanja radioaktivnog otpada, iskorištenih izvora i istrošenog nuklearnog goriva, Vlada Republike Hrvatske je ratificirala Strategiju koja dijelom određuje gospodarenje reziduima. S obzirom na važeću legislativu bit će nužno regulatorno modificirati trenutačne i predvidjeti buduće rudarske i druge industrijske aktivnosti u kojima nastaju rezidui i pri kojima se manipulira reziduima. U radu se daje detaljan pregled legislative te preporuka i smjernica, u skladu s posljednjim dostignućima, za gospodarenje postojećim i budućim odlagalištima i mjestima za privremeno pohranjivanje rezidua.

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Assessing the radiological load on the environment in the middle Danube river basin on the basis of a study of the Kopački Rit Nature Park, Croatia

Cited by 7 publications

References 19 publications

Radioactivity of soil in Croatia I: naturally occurring decay chains

Radioactivity of soil in Croatia I: naturally occurring decay chains

Potentially toxic elements in invasive fish species Prussian carp (Carassius gibelio) from different freshwater ecosystems and human exposure assessment

Gospodarenje reziduima u okviru Nacionalnog programa provedbe Strategije zbrinjavanja radioaktivnog otpada, iskorištenih izvora i istrošenog nuklearnog goriva Republike Hrvatske

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