Estimation of external gamma radiation dose in the area of Bory Stobrawskie forests (PL)

Environ Monit Assess. 2012 Sep;184(9):5773-9. doi: 10.1007/s10661-011-2380-4. Epub 2011 Oct 5.

Abstract

The study assessed the radiological risks associated with the presence of natural and artificial radionuclides in the Bory Stobrawskie forests (PL). Using the conversion factors given by UNSCEAR and the measurements results of (232)Th series, (238)U series, (40)K, and (137)Cs specific activities in the 10-cm soil layer the values of absorbed dose (D) and the annual effective dose equivalent derived from terrestrial gamma radiation (E) were calculated. The calculated dose was compared with doses directly measured on the area studied.

MeSH terms

  • Environmental Exposure / statistics & numerical data
  • Gamma Rays*
  • Humans
  • Poland
  • Radiation Dosage
  • Radiation Monitoring*
  • Soil Pollutants, Radioactive / analysis*
  • Trees

Substances

  • Soil Pollutants, Radioactive