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dc.contributor.authorGulan, Ljiljana
dc.contributor.authorPenjišević, Ivana
dc.contributor.authorStajic, Jelena M.
dc.contributor.authorMilenković, Biljana
dc.contributor.authorZeremski, Tijana
dc.contributor.authorStevanović, Vladica
dc.contributor.authorValjarević, Aleksandar
dc.date.accessioned2023-03-22T07:38:07Z
dc.date.available2023-03-22T07:38:07Z
dc.identifier.urihttps://platon.pr.ac.rs/handle/123456789/1119
dc.description.abstractThis study aims to estimate geothermal potential, radioactivity levels, and environmental pollution of sixmost popular spas in Central Serbia (Ovcar, Gornja Trepca, Vrnjacka, Mataruska, Bogutovacka and Sokobanja), as well as to evaluate potential exposure and health risks for living and visiting population. Thermal possibilities of the studied spas showed medium and low geothermal potential with totalthermal power of 0.025MW. Gamma dose rates in air varied from 63 to 178 nSv h-1. Specific activities of natural radionuclides (226Ra, 232Th and 40K) and 137Cs in soil were measured; annual effective doses and excess lifetime cancer risk from radionuclides were calculated. Radon concentration in thermal-mineral waters from the spas ranged between 1.5 and 60.7 Bq L-1 (the highest values were measured in Sokobanja). The annual effective dose from radon due to water ingestion was calculated. The analyzed soils had a clay loam texture. The presence of As, Cr, Cu, Fe, Mn, Ni, Pb, Cd, Zn, and Hg in soil was investigated. The concentrations of As, Cr, Ni, and Hg exceeded the regulatory limits in many samples. Soil samples from Mataruska spa were generally the most contaminated with heavy metals, while the lowest heavy metal concentrations were observed in Sokobanja. Health effects of exposure to heavy metals in soil were estimated by non-carcinogenic risk and carcinogenic risk assessment. Total carcinogenic risk ranged between 6×10-4 and 137×10-4 for children and between 0.1×10-4 and 2.2×10-4 for adults. The sum of 16 PAHs analyzed in soil samples varied from 92 to 854 µg kg-1.en_US
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherElsevieren_US
dc.titleSpa environments in central Serbia: Geothermal potential, radioactivity, heavy metals and PAHsen_US
dc.title.alternativeChemosphereen_US
dc.typeclanak-u-casopisuen_US
dc.description.versionpublishedVersionen_US
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2019.125171
dc.citation.volume242
dc.citation.spage125171
dc.type.mCategoryM21en_US
dc.type.mCategoryclosedAccessen_US
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