title: Concentrations of137Cs and40K radionuclides and some heavy metals in soil samples from the eastern part of the Main Ridge of the Flysch Carpathians.
abstract: The aim of the study is to present the results of determination of radioactivity of artificial137Cs and natural40K and certain heavy metals in soil samples collected from the eastern part of the Main Ridge of Carpathians, including the Beskid Niski Mts and the Bieszczady Mts. The evaluation of level of radionuclides was based on the bulk density analysis of the soil. A valuable finding of the study was a good linear correlation between the level of137Cs concentration and bulk density of the soil as well as an inverse correlation between radioactivity of natural40K and tested soil density. This might indicate though a high competitiveness of these elements between each other. Moreover, a good correlation between the concentrations of artificial element137Cs and Pb has been also observed in soil samples collected from the Beskid Niski Mts. In most cases, the level of artificial137Cs was lower comparing to an average137Cs concentration established for soils in Poland.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Energy and Fuels, AGH University of Science and Technology, al. A. Mickiewicza 30, 30-059 Kraków, Poland.
authors.forename: Barbara
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Kubica
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Energy and Fuels, AGH University of Science and Technology, al. A. Mickiewicza 30, 30-059 Kraków, Poland.
authors.forename: Katarzyna
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Szarlowicz
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Energy and Fuels, AGH University of Science and Technology, al. A. Mickiewicza 30, 30-059 Kraków, Poland.
authors.forename: Marcin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Stobinski
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Biology and Earth Sciences, Jagiellonian University, ul. Gronostajowa 7, 30-387 Kraków, Poland.
authors.forename: Stefan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Skiba
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Materials Science and Ceramics, AGH University of Science and Technology, al. A. Mickiewicza 30, 30-059 Kraków, Poland.
authors.forename: Witold
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Reczynski
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Energy and Fuels, AGH University of Science and Technology, al. A. Mickiewicza 30, 30-059 Kraków, Poland.
authors.forename: Janusz
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gołas
keywords: 137Cs; 40K; Gamma spectrometry; Heavy metals; Soil