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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Published inKragujevac Journal of Science Vol. 2021; no. 43; pp. 15 - 22
Main Authors Živković, Milena, Zlatić, Nenad, Krstić, Dragana, Stanković, Milan
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published University of Kragujevac, Faculty of Science 2021
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gamma spectrometry
medicinal herbs
radioactivity concentrations
radiological hazard
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Summary: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.
ISSN:1450-9636
2466-5509
DOI:10.5937/KgJSci2143015Q