Health risk assessment of natural and artificial radionuclides in medicinal plants
In the present work, we determined activity concentrations of ten Medicinal herbs using gamma spectrometry. The radioactivity concentration of 226 Ra, 232 Th, 40 K and 137 Cs were 2.82, 0.63, 984.32, 0.28 Bq/kg, respectively. These doses are not hazardous to the general public's health. The mea...
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| author | Živković Milena P. Zlatić Nenad M. Krstić Dragana Z. Stanković Milan S. |
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| description | In the present work, we determined activity concentrations of ten Medicinal herbs using gamma spectrometry. The radioactivity concentration of 226 Ra, 232 Th, 40 K and 137 Cs were 2.82, 0.63, 984.32, 0.28 Bq/kg, respectively. These doses are not hazardous to the general public's health. The mean values of radium equivalent activity (Raeq), absorbed dose rates (D), annual effective dose (De) and external hazard index (Hex) are 79.51 Bq/kg, 42.73 nGy-1 , 52.40 µSv and 0.21, respectively. Medicinal plants used to make tea do not contain a concentration of tested radionuclides that would cause negative consequences to one's health. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e9683e78c8554db2a3fe6b233fe290262022-12-22T01:10:28ZengUniversity of Kragujevac, Faculty of ScienceKragujevac Journal of Science1450-96362466-55092021-01-01202143152210.5937/KgJSci2143015Q1450-96362143015QHealth risk assessment of natural and artificial radionuclides in medicinal plantsŽivković Milena P.0Zlatić Nenad M.1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7845-4825Krstić Dragana Z.2https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3517-9210Stanković Milan S.3https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9861-7700University of Kragujevac, Faculty of Science, Department of Physics, Kragujevac, SerbiaUniversity of Kragujevac, Faculty of Science, Department of Biology and Ecology, Kragujevac, SerbiaUniversity of Kragujevac, Faculty of Science, Department of Physics, Kragujevac, SerbiaUniversity of Kragujevac, Faculty of Science, Department of Biology and Ecology, Kragujevac, SerbiaIn the present work, we determined activity concentrations of ten Medicinal herbs using gamma spectrometry. The radioactivity concentration of 226 Ra, 232 Th, 40 K and 137 Cs were 2.82, 0.63, 984.32, 0.28 Bq/kg, respectively. These doses are not hazardous to the general public's health. The mean values of radium equivalent activity (Raeq), absorbed dose rates (D), annual effective dose (De) and external hazard index (Hex) are 79.51 Bq/kg, 42.73 nGy-1 , 52.40 µSv and 0.21, respectively. Medicinal plants used to make tea do not contain a concentration of tested radionuclides that would cause negative consequences to one's health.https://scindeks-clanci.ceon.rs/data/pdf/1450-9636/2021/1450-96362143015Q.pdfmedicinal herbsgamma spectrometryradiological hazardradioactivity concentrations |
| spellingShingle | Živković Milena P. Zlatić Nenad M. Krstić Dragana Z. Stanković Milan S. Health risk assessment of natural and artificial radionuclides in medicinal plants Kragujevac Journal of Science medicinal herbs gamma spectrometry radiological hazard radioactivity concentrations |
| title | Health risk assessment of natural and artificial radionuclides in medicinal plants |
| title_full | Health risk assessment of natural and artificial radionuclides in medicinal plants |
| title_fullStr | Health risk assessment of natural and artificial radionuclides in medicinal plants |
| title_full_unstemmed | Health risk assessment of natural and artificial radionuclides in medicinal plants |
| title_short | Health risk assessment of natural and artificial radionuclides in medicinal plants |
| title_sort | health risk assessment of natural and artificial radionuclides in medicinal plants |
| topic | medicinal herbs gamma spectrometry radiological hazard radioactivity concentrations |
| url | https://scindeks-clanci.ceon.rs/data/pdf/1450-9636/2021/1450-96362143015Q.pdf |
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