| Titolo | Mosses as indicators of radioactivity deposition around a coal-fired power station |
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| Tipo di pubblicazione | Articolo su Rivista peer-reviewed |
| Anno di Pubblicazione | 1999 |
| Autori | Delfanti, Roberta, Papucci C., and Benco C. |
| Rivista | Science of the Total Environment |
| Volume | 227 |
| Paginazione | 49-56 |
| ISSN | 00489697 |
| Parole chiave | Air pollution, article, bioindicator, biological marker, Biomarkers, Bryophyta, cesium, cesium 137, Coal combustion, drug transport, electric power plant, fallout, Fossil fuel power plants, Hypnum cupressiforme, Italy, Lead, lead 210, moss, natural radioactivity, Plants (botany), priority journal, radioactive pollution, Radioactivity deposition, Radioisotopes |
| Abstract | The concentration of 210Pb(ex) has been measured in mosses (Hypnum cupressiforme) collected over a wide area around a coal-fired power station located in La Spezia, Central Italy, in order to evaluate the possible increase of natural radioactivity levels due to the operation of the plant. The concentration of 210Pb(ex) varies between 258±39 and 1898±385 Bq m-2. The 210Pb(ex) distribution pattern has been analysed in relation to the structure of the moss carpet (thickness, density) and compared to that of 137Cs. The close correlation between the distribution of 210Pb and 137Cs indicates that the patchiness of the observed distribution is mainly related to the general meteorological conditions and to the health and structure of the organisms. The operation of the power plant did not result in preferential deposition of 210Pb(ex) at particular sites in the study area. Copyright (C) 1999 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved. |
| Note | cited By 35 |
| URL | https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-0033053483&doi=10.1016%2fS0048-9697%2898%2900410-0&partnerID=40&md5=bf278342b1ce9fb9882967ef82ceb848 |
| DOI | 10.1016/S0048-9697(98)00410-0 |
| Citation Key | Delfanti199949 |
