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Spatial and seasonal variation of radionuclides in soils and waters near a coal-fired power plant of Northern Greece: environmental dose assessment

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The determination of the radionuclides of U- and Th-series as well as of 40K and 137Cs in soils and waters in a lignite mining area was performed. The measurements in the soils were undertaken by γ-ray spectrometry while the concentrations of 234U and 238U in waters and the isotopic ratio 234U/238U were determined by α-ray spectrometry. Slight seasonal variation of the radioactivity was observed with high values in summer and low in winter. The estimated annual radiation dose from soil was lower than the worldwide average whereas in the case of water only one location showed increment in the internal radiation about 18 % of the worldwide average.

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  1. Radiochemical Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124, Thessaloniki, Greece

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  2. Nuclear Physics Laboratory, Physics Department, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124, Thessaloniki, Greece

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Noli, F., Tsamos, P. & Stoulos, S. Spatial and seasonal variation of radionuclides in soils and waters near a coal-fired power plant of Northern Greece: environmental dose assessment. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 311, 331–338 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-016-5082-0

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