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- Title
Atmospheric Deposition of Radionuclides and Major and Trace Elements by Moss Biomonitoring Technique.
- Authors
Erenturk, Sema; Haciyakupoglu, Sevilay
- Abstract
The present study was undertaken as a survey of radiological and chemical air pollution on both the European and Asian sides of Istanbul, Turkey. In this framework, radionuclide activity concentrations and selected metal amounts in moss samples collected from urban, suburban, industrial, and green zone areas in Istanbul were determined following the moss biomonitoring technique. The activity concentrations in the moss samples vary from 2 to 20 Bq/kg for 226Ra, from 4 to 23 Bq/kg for 232Th, and 359 to 2,809 Bq/kg for 40 K for both sides of the city. Concentrations of Al, As, Cd, Cr, Cu, Fe, Hg, Ni, Pb, Sb, V, and Zn were determined by ICP-ES. Additionally, potential ecological impacts of atmospheric deposition for selected metals based on moss analysis around Istanbul were assessed. Results show that the enrichment factor for the European side was greater than 10 for Pb.
- Subjects
ISTANBUL (Turkey); ATMOSPHERIC deposition -- Environmental aspects; RADIOISOTOPES &; the environment; TRACE element analysis; BIOLOGICAL monitoring; ECOLOGICAL impact; RADIOACTIVITY &; the environment; HEAVY metals &; the environment; CITIES &; towns &; the environment
- Publication
Polish Journal of Environmental Studies, 2018, Vol 27, Issue 2, p609
- ISSN
1230-1485
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.15244/pjoes/75812