DETERMINATION OF K-40 AND CS-137 CONCENTRATION IN SELECTED HONEY SAMPLES

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COKESA, DJM
MARKOVIC, MM
SOLESA, MI
ADZIC, PR
SKORO, GP
MILONJIC, SK
KUKOC, AH
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JOURNAL OF RADIOANALYTICAL AND NUCLEAR CHEMISTRY-LETTERS | 1995年 / 199卷 / 06期
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10.1007/BF02164633
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O65 [分析化学];
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070302 ; 081704 ;
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Seventeen honey samples collected at different sites during 1992 have been measured using the method of gamma-spectroscopy. Measurements were performed by a low background high purity germanium spectrometer of a relative efficiency of 14.5% and an energy resolution of 1.7 keV. Using natural gamma-ray sources to determine efficiency, it has been shown that out of 17 samples of natural honey only two (of meadow type) have specific activity of Cs-137 greater than 0.5 Bq kg(-1). The remaining samples have the same Cs-137 concentrations as before May, 1986. Predominant activity in all samples comes from the K-40 radionuclide, indicating natural honey.
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