ISSN 2738-0971 | eISSN 2738-1013
Bulletin of Natural Sciences Research
Open access journal | Double-blind peer review

ELEMENTAL CONCENTRATIONS AND SOIL-TO-MOSS TRANSFER FACTORS OF RADIONUCLIDES IN THE ENVIRONMENT OF NORTH KOSOVO AND METOHIJA

Authors

Ljiljana Gulan
Faculty of Sciences, University in Priština - Kosovska Mitrovica, Kosovska Mitrovica, Serbia
Tatjana Jakšić ORCID 0000-0001-7091-5343
Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, University of Priština in Kosovska Mitrovica, Kosovska Mitrovica, Serbia
Biljana Milenković
University of Kragujevac, Institute for Information Technologies, Kragujevac, Department of Science, Kragujevac, Serbia
Jelena Stajić
University of Kragujevac, Institute for Information Technologies, Kragujevac, Department of Science, Kragujevac, Serbia
DOI 10.5937/bnsr10-27949 Original page Cite this article

Keywords

Elemental concentration, Transfer factor, Radionuclide, Moss, Soil

Abstract

This paper deals with investigations of elemental concentrations and soil-to-moss transfer factors of radionuclides in area of municipalities Kosovska Mitrovica and Zubin Potok. Twelve samples of soil and moss Hypnum cupressiforme Hedw. were collected during May 2018. Transfer factors of radionuclides: 226Ra, 232Th, 40Kand 137Cs were calculated with regard to elemental concentrations of radionuclides in soil and moss samples. Analysis was done in order to indicate the different ways of adopting radionuclides by mosses. According to calculated transfer factors and analysis, authors concluded that the soil is dominant source of natural radionuclides and their concentration in moss occurred due to resuspension of soil particles, while artificial 137Cs is present in soil and moss samples as a consequence of atmospheric dry and wet deposition.

Published
2020/11/10
Issue
Vol. 10 No. 2 (2020)
Pages
59-64.
Section
Original Scientific Paper
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