title: Natural radioactivity in lignite samples from open pit mines "Kolubara", Serbia--risk assessment.
abstract: Coal as fossil fuel mainly contains naturally occurring radionuclides from the uranium and thorium series and (40)K. Use of coal, primarily in industry, as a result has dispersion of radioactive material from coal in and through air and water. The aim of this study was to determine the activity concentrations of natural radionuclides in coal samples from open pit mines "Kolubara" and to evaluate its effect on population health. The results showed that all measured and calculated values were below the limits recommended in international legislation.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Nuclear Sciences "Vinča", Laboratory for Nuclear and Plasma Physics, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia. Electronic address: mirad@vinca.rs.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ðurašević
authors.affiliation: Institute of Nuclear Sciences "Vinča", Laboratory for Nuclear and Plasma Physics, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kandić
authors.affiliation: Institute of Nuclear Sciences "Vinča", Laboratory of Thermal Engineering and Energy, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Stefanović
authors.affiliation: Institute of Nuclear Sciences "Vinča", Laboratory for Nuclear and Plasma Physics, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Vukanac
authors.affiliation: Institute of Nuclear Sciences "Vinča", Laboratory for Nuclear and Plasma Physics, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Sešlak
authors.affiliation: Institute of Nuclear Sciences "Vinča", Laboratory for Nuclear and Plasma Physics, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia.
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Milošević
authors.affiliation: Military Technical Institute, Laboratory for Chemical and Nuclear Protection, Belgrade, Serbia.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Marković
keywords: Coal; HPGe detector; Natural radioactivity; Radiation hazards