Identification and assessment of elevated exposure to natural radiation in Balkan region (Serbia)

Zora S. Zunic; I. V. Yarmoshenko; N. Veselinović; M. V. Zhukovsky; Predrag Ujic; Igor Celikovic; J. P. Mc Laughlin; S. E. Simopoulos; Aleksandar Birovljev; K. Fujimoto; J. Paridaens; Flavio Trotti; S. Tokonami; P. Olko; K. Kozak; Francesco Bochicchio; R. Ramola; J. W. Mietelski; B. Jakupi; G. Milić; G. Ciotoli; Kevin Kelleher; M. Budzanowski; S. K. Sahoo; H. Vanmarcke; M. P.R. Waligorski

doi:10.1051/radiopro/20095164

Identification and assessment of elevated exposure to natural radiation in Balkan region (Serbia)

Zora S. Zunic, I. V. Yarmoshenko, N. Veselinović, M. V. Zhukovsky, Predrag Ujic, Igor Celikovic, J. P. Mc Laughlin, S. E. Simopoulos, Aleksandar Birovljev, K. Fujimoto, J. Paridaens, Flavio Trotti, S. Tokonami, P. Olko, K. Kozak, Francesco Bochicchio, R. Ramola, J. W. Mietelski, B. Jakupi, G. MilićG. Ciotoli, Kevin Kelleher, M. Budzanowski, S. K. Sahoo, H. Vanmarcke, M. P.R. Waligorski

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Abstract

The paper deals with a specific aspect of a general survey, that is being carried out during last ten years in several regions of Serbia (former Yugoslavia, former Serbia and Montenegro) to assess population exposure to natural radioactivity based on geochemical and integrative pattern research approach. The originality regarding this work is related to the facts such as follows: the first identification and assessment of high areas of natural radiation in Serbia which provides insight into its regional characteristics, the interpretation of the results in terms of geological aspects, building types and human habits, the first introduction and field applicability of both (surface and volume trap) retro techniques in Serbia and assessment of doses and risks to the population in investigated high natural radiation rural communities.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	919-925
Number of pages	7
Journal	Radioprotection
Volume	44
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1051/radiopro/20095164
State	Published - 2009

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
Nuclear Energy and Engineering
Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality
Waste Management and Disposal
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis

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Zunic, Z. S., Yarmoshenko, I. V., Veselinović, N., Zhukovsky, M. V., Ujic, P., Celikovic, I., Mc Laughlin, J. P., Simopoulos, S. E., Birovljev, A., Fujimoto, K., Paridaens, J., Trotti, F., Tokonami, S., Olko, P., Kozak, K., Bochicchio, F., Ramola, R., Mietelski, J. W., Jakupi, B., ... Waligorski, M. P. R. (2009). Identification and assessment of elevated exposure to natural radiation in Balkan region (Serbia). Radioprotection, 44(5), 919-925. https://doi.org/10.1051/radiopro/20095164

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