Heavy metals, organics and radioactivity in soil of western Serbia

Dugalić, Goran; Krstić, Dragana; Jelić, M.; Nikezić, D.; Milenkovic, Biljana; Pucarević, Mira; Zeremski, Tijana

doi:10.1016/j.jhazmat.2009.12.087

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“…The values for the geometric mean of Cd and Cu were higher in sediments from northern Serbia [21,22] and from Spain [10,23]. The aqua regia extracted Co in this study was lower than in sediments from Mexico and western Serbia [24,25], while aqua regia extracted Ni was higher than in sediments from northern Serbia [22]. The sediments investigated in the present study had higher values for Cr and V than sediments from Spain [10,23] and northern Serbia [21,22], while Pb and Zn were present in higher concentrations than in sediments from Serbia reported byŠkrbić andČupić [21], but were lower than in sediments from the Tisza River reported by Sakan and Ðor -dević [22].…”

Section: Comparison With Other Results Of the Elemental And Metal Concontrasting

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Aqua regia extracted metals in sediments from the industrial area and surroundings of Pančevo, Serbia

Relić

Đorđević

Sakan

et al. 2011

Journal of Hazardous Materials

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“…e Artimetic mean reported by Sakan and Ðor -dević [22]. f Arithmetic mean reported by Dugalić et al [25]. g Aritmetic mean reported by Rosales-Hoz et al [24].…”

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Aqua regia extracted metals in sediments from the industrial area and surroundings of Pančevo, Serbia

Relić

Đorđević

Sakan

et al. 2011

Journal of Hazardous Materials

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“…After the Chernobyl accident, the spatial and vertical migration of the 137 Cs in soil has become the main goal of a number of studies in Serbia (Bikit et al 2005;Dugalic et al 2010;Grdović et al 2010;Dragović et al 2012a;Petrović et al 2013). The aim of this study was to investigate vertical and spatial distribution of 137 Cs in soils in the southeastern Serbia, particularly the Pčinja and South Morava River Basins which is known as an area with very strong soil erosion.…”

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Spatial and vertical distribution of 137Cs in soils in the erosive area of southeastern Serbia (Pčinja and South Morava River Basins)

Petrović

Dragović

et al. 2015

J Soils Sediments

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Purpose The area of southeastern Serbia, the Pčinja and South Morava River Basins, is under the influence of very strong erosion, and the aim of this study was to investigate the vertical and spatial distribution of the 137 Cs in the eroded soils of this area. Materials and methods Vertical soil profiles were collected with 5-cm increments from the uppermost layer down to 20, 25, 30, 40, and 50 cm of depth, depending on the thickness of the soil layers, i.e., down to the underlying parent rocks. Measurements of 137 Cs activity concentration were performed by using the HPGe gamma-ray spectrometer ORTEC-AMETEK (34 % relative efficiency and high resolution 1.65 keV at 1.33 MeV for 60 Co), from its gamma-ray line at 661.2 keV. Results and discussion The mean 137 Cs activity concentration across all 18 soil profiles (for all soil layers) was found to be 20 Bq kg −1 . In the greatest number of soil profiles, the 137 Cs activity concentration was generally highest in the first soil layer (0-5 cm) and decreased with soil depth, while in a few soil profiles, the peak of either the 137 Cs activity concentration occurred in the second soil layer (5-10 cm) or the 137 Cs activity concentration was almost equal throughout the entire soil profile. The mean 137 Cs activity concentration in the first soil layer (0-5 cm) was found to be 61 Bq kg −1 , and the high coefficient of variation of 92 % pointed out high spatial variability and large range of the 137 Cs activity concentrations in the study area. Conclusions The obtained results indicate that in the greatest number of soil profiles, 137 Cs is present in the upper layers, with concentration decreasing with depth, as is typical in uncultivated soil. Its spatial distribution was very uneven among the surface soil layers of the investigated sites. One of the main reasons for such pattern of 137 Cs in the study area may be soil erosion. Additional investigations which would support this hypothesis are required.

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“…All living organisms of the planet are exposed to natural radiation, which is mainly due to the activity concentration of primordial radionuclides 232 Th, 238 U and their product of decay, in addition to the other natural radionuclide 40K present in the earth' crust .Natural radiation is usually classified as eith Naturally occurring radionuclides in building materials are the additional sources of radiation exposure in dwellings [3].Natural environment radioactivity and associated external exposure due to gamma radiation depend primarily on the geological conditions of soil and sediment formation of each region in the world [4]. The study of natural radioactivity in marine and coastal environments is of significant importance for better understanding of oceanographic and sedimentological processes.…”

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Assessment of Natural Radioactivity and radiation hazards in beach sand samples from Kanyakumari District, TamilNadu

Ajithra

Shanthi

2016

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Heavy metals, organics and radioactivity in soil of western Serbia

Cited by 51 publications

References 26 publications

Aqua regia extracted metals in sediments from the industrial area and surroundings of Pančevo, Serbia

Aqua regia extracted metals in sediments from the industrial area and surroundings of Pančevo, Serbia

Spatial and vertical distribution of 137Cs in soils in the erosive area of southeastern Serbia (Pčinja and South Morava River Basins)

Assessment of Natural Radioactivity and radiation hazards in beach sand samples from Kanyakumari District, TamilNadu

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