Natural radioactivity in raw materials used in building industry in Serbia

被引:18
作者
Todorovic, N. [1 ]
Bikit, I. [1 ]
Krmar, M. [1 ]
Mrdja, D. [1 ]
Hansman, J. [1 ]
Nikolov, J. [1 ]
Forkapic, S. [1 ]
Veskovic, M. [1 ]
Bikit, K. [1 ]
Jakonic, I. [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Novi Sad, Fac Sci, Dept Phys, Novi Sad 21000, Serbia
关键词
Natural radioactivity; Gamma spectrometry; Activity concentration index; Annual effective dose; KAOLIN;
D O I
10.1007/s13762-013-0470-2
中图分类号
X [环境科学、安全科学];
学科分类号
08 ; 0830 ;
摘要
Natural radioactivity is responsible for most of the total radiation dose received by human population. Geological materials used in building industry usually become contaminated with naturally occurring radioactive materials. They are used as mixtures in building industry (kaolin, zircon, frit, feldspar) or mechanically processed and used for covering floors and walls of the rooms (granite). In this paper, activity concentrations of Ra-226, Th-232 and K-40 in 6 kaolin, 11 zircon, 18 granite, 3 marble, 6 sand, 4 perlite, 4 feldspar, 5 korund and 1 frit samples imported in Serbia were determined by gamma-ray spectrometry. Activity concentration index, dose rate and annual effective dose were calculated for each of the investigated samples. Measurement of an external gamma dose rate by using a commonly available radiation survey meter can give some indication of the need for further investigations. The absorbed dose rate and annual effective doses for workers in the ceramic industry "Keramika Kanjiza Plus'' in Serbia working with granite are determined.
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页码:705 / 716
页数:12
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