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- Title
Investigation of potentially contaminated areas in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina with depleted uranium.
- Authors
Nuhanović, M.; Vidic, A.; Ilić, Z.; Kaldžija, N.; Pušina, N.
- Abstract
During the war in Bosnia, depleted uranium was used on several - locations in Bosnia and Herzegovina, including the area of Hadzici. Estimated amount of used ammunition is close to three tons. Only a fraction of depleted uranium penetrator, detected in the surface ground layer was removed. A certain number of ground, moss and subterranean water samples have been collected in december 2013, for the purpose of evaluation of two decade long contamination from depleted uranium ammo usage. The colected samples were subjected to radiochemical separation and alpha-spectrometric analysis. The results of the examination showed that the uranium was present in the amount of 0.6 to 1.8 µg/kg in the ground samples, 0.2 to 7.0 µg/kg in the moss samples and 0.36 to 1.04 µg/L in the subterranean water. The activity ratio of 234U/238U in three moss samples, as well as one ground sample, showed the presence of depleted uranium. Analyzed water samples indicated a natural relation of uranium isotopes. Tests shows that the presence of depleted uranium deserves detailed examination of radioactivity, radioecology assessment and evaluation of population exposure.
- Subjects
BOSNIA &; Herzegovina; DEPLETED uranium; WATER pollution; AMMUNITION; RADIOCHEMICAL separation; URANIUM isotopes; RADIOACTIVITY; RADIOECOLOGY
- Publication
Bulletin of the Chemists & Technologists of Bosnia & Herzegovina / Glasnik Hemičara i Tehnologa Bosne i Hercegovine, 2015, Issue 44, p79
- ISSN
0367-4444
- Publication type
Article