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Radiological, structural and chemical characterization of raw materials and ceramic tiles in Serbia

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This paper presents the results of the gamma spectrometric analysis of 27 raw materials used for the production of ceramic tiles in Serbia and 9 samples of ceramic tiles produced in the Serbian ceramic industry Zorka Keramika. Radiological hazard indices and annual effective doses for professional exposure in working with raw materials in ceramic industry and for humans exposure from the use of ceramic tiles in buildings were assessed. For ceramic tile samples, structural and chemical characterization was performed using X-ray diffraction and X-ray fluorescence methods.

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Acknowledgements

The authors acknowledge the financial support of the Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development of Serbia, within the projects Nuclear Methods Investigations of Rare Processes and Cosmic No. 171002, Biosensing Technologies and Global System for Continues Research and Integrated Management No. 43002 and Development and Application of Multifunctional Materials Using Domestic Raw Materials in Upgraded Processing Lines No. III45008. Authors thank the ceramic tiles factory Zorka Keramika from Sabac, Serbia, on assembled ceramic tile samples for analysis.

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    Predrag Kuzmanović, Nataša Todorović, Jovana Nikolov & Jovana Knežević

  2. Department of Medical and Business-Technological Studies, Laboratory for Physics, Academy of Professional Studies Šabac, Hajduk Veljkova 10, Šabac, 15000, Serbia

    Predrag Kuzmanović

  3. Department of Materials Engineering, Faculty of Technology, University of Novi Sad, Bulevar cara Lazara 1, Novi Sad, 21000, Serbia

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Kuzmanović, P., Todorović, N., Nikolov, J. et al. Radiological, structural and chemical characterization of raw materials and ceramic tiles in Serbia. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 323, 861–874 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-019-06987-8

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