Radioactivity in Kosovo Honey Samples

Dizman, Serdar; Hodolli, Gëzim; Kadiri, Sehad; Aliu, Hamdi; Makolli, Sami

doi:10.15244/pjoes/105968

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“…Th e measured activity of the natural radionuclide in honey ranged from 0.82 to 2.0 Bq/kg. Th e measured values of 232 Th activity were in agreement with the values reported by other authors (Dizman et al, 2020). Various accidents at nuclear power plants can lead to a signifi cant increase in the concentration of this radionuclide in food.…”

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Radioactive Residue in Honey

Mihaljev¹,

Jakšić²,

Baloš

et al. 2021

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The concentration of radioactive isotopes in honey is an important bioindicator of environmental contamination. For that purpose, a total of 66 samples of different types of honey (acacia, meadow, linden, sunflower, flower, forest, oilseed rape, chestnut) were examined. The samples were collected during 2020 and 2021 at different localities in the Republic of Serbia (Vojvodina, Central Serbia, Kosovo). Gamma spectrometric analysis was used to determine natural radionuclides 40K, 232Th, 226Ra, 238U, 235U and 22Na and anthropogenic radionuclide 137Cs. The obtained results indicate that the predominant radionuclide in all the analyzed honey samples is natural K-40, whose average activity was 74 Bq / kg. The activity of other tested radionuclides ranged as follows: Th-232: <1-2.0; Ra-226: 1.9-15.6; U-238: <1-31.4; U-235: <0.2-1.61 and Na-22: <0.2-2.4 Bq / kg. The activity of the artificial radionuclide Cs-137 was measured in 53% of the tested samples from the territory of Kosovo with the maximum value of 3.63 Bq / kg. Regarding the determined level of radioactive residues, it can be concluded that the honey produced in the Republic of Serbia is healthy and environmentally safe food. Key words: honey, natural radionuclides, artificial radionuclides

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Radioactive Residue in Honey

Mihaljev¹,

Jakšić²,

Baloš

et al. 2021

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“…It might have been deposited in the soil of Kosovo, presumably due to the Chornobyl nuclear power accident on 26 April 1986, a nuclear weapon tests, or a reprocessing of spent nuclear fuel. The concentration of 137 Cs in the trace level was reported on honey samples from Kosovo [37]. The study findings were compared to the values of some works used in other literature (Table 1).…”

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Radioactivity in Soils of Kosovo and Radiological Implications

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This study was carried out to determine the presence of the main radionuclides from natural and artificial radioactivity in the soil of Kosovo, using gamma-ray spectroscopy. The mean activity concentration for Ra-226, Th-232, K-40, and Cs-137 was 22.32 ± 1.41, 22.14 ± 1.31, 358.16 ± 8.85, and 12.94 ± 0.44 Bq/kg, respectively. Radium equivalent activity ranged from 47 to 100 Bq/kg. The mean of calculated values for the gamma index (Iγ), external hazard index (Hex), absorbed dose rate (ADR), annual gonadal dose rate (AGDE), annual effective dose rate (AEDE), and excess lifetime cancer risk (ELCR) were 0.61, 0.22, 40 nGy/h, 275 µSv/year, 49 µSv/year, and 170, respectively. In conclusion, the radiological parameters arising from the soil samples of Kosovo belong to the normal range of radionuclides, compared to those compiled by UNSCEAR from worldwide reports; therefore, health hazards are insignificant.

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“…As far as we are aware, there are no data about the general physicochemical properties of honey from Kosovo. Despite this fact, there are few studies, which show features, such as the concentrations of selected elements for soil, honey and bee pollen, and radioactivity level in Kosovo's honey as well as the phenolic and flavonoid content of honey from Kosovo [24][25][26].…”

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Evaluating the Physicochemical Properties of Some Kosovo’s and Imported Honey Samples

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This study evaluated the physicochemical properties (moisture, pH, electrical conductivity, free acidity, hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF), proteins, insoluble solids, and ash) of 45 Kosovo’s and imported honey samples, using methods provided by national and international standards. The moisture values of all honey samples analyzed were below 20%. The free acidity was above 50.0 meq kg−1 in 14 out of 33 samples (42%) collected in Kosovo, while 2 out of 12 imported honey samples (16.7%) showed higher values than 50 meq kg−1. In this study, 7 out of 33 honey samples (21%) from Kosovo and one out of 12 honey samples from imports had soluble solids content below 80 °Brix. In terms of HMF, 5 out of 33 Kosovo honey samples (15%) and 4 out of 12 imported honey samples (33%) exceeded 40 mg/kg, which is the maximum content of HMF set in standards. The values of some physicochemical parameters (free acidity, HMF, and soluble solids) of local and imported honey samples are not within the quality limits set in legislation. Further studies are needed to evaluate the properties of fresh honey produced in Kosovo and the stability of honey during prolonged storage.

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Radioactivity in Kosovo Honey Samples

Cited by 9 publications

References 8 publications

Radioactive Residue in Honey

Radioactive Residue in Honey

Radioactivity in Soils of Kosovo and Radiological Implications

Evaluating the Physicochemical Properties of Some Kosovo’s and Imported Honey Samples

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