Soil to plants transfer factor for 226RA and 235U

Authors:
Ionel Gogoaşă, Mihaela Bragea, Iosif Gergen

Volume 18, Issue 1;
Pages: 35-37;
ISSN: 2069-0053 (print) (former: ISSN:1453-1399), Agroprint;
ISSN (online):2068 – 9551

The radionuclides released into the environment can give rise to human exposure by the transport through the atmosphere, aquatic systems or through soil sub-compartments. The exposure may result from direct inhalation of contaminated air or ingestion of contaminated water, or from a less direct pathway, the ingestion of contaminated food products. The samples were collected from a zone located at 20 km from the dump of the waste rock of the mine EM, Caras-Severin Country, Romania. In all of the samples, the activity concentration of 226Ra, and 235U were determined.