Radionuclide content in laundry detergents commercially available on the Serbian market and assessment of radiological environmental hazards
Ivana VukanacVinča Institute of Nuclear Sciences, Laboratory for Nuclear and Plasma Physics, BelgradeAleksandar KandićVinča Institute of Nuclear Sciences, Laboratory for Nuclear and Plasma Physics, BelgradeM. DjuraševićVinča Institute of Nuclear Sciences, Laboratory for Nuclear and Plasma Physics, BelgradeBojan ŠešlakInternational Atomic Energy Agency, Department of Nuclear Sciences and Applications, IAEA Environment Laboratories, Terrestrial Environment Laboratory, Vienna, AustriaIgor ČelikovíćVinča Institute of Nuclear Sciences, Laboratory for Nuclear and Plasma Physics, BelgradeAleksandar JevremovićVinča Institute of Nuclear Sciences, Laboratory for Nuclear and Plasma Physics, BelgradeSuzana A. BogojevićSerbian Institute of Occupational Health ”Dr Dragomir Karajović”, Belgrade
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Laundry detergents are chemicals widely used in everyday life, and in numerous industry branches. In order to perceive the radiological aspect of environmental pollution by wastewater, the analysis of laundry detergents available on the Serbian market was undertaken. Laundry detergent samples were measured by means of gamma spectrometry and the results are presented in this paper. Analysis of the obtained activity concentrations showed that laundry detergents in Serbia mostly fulfill the international recommendation and requirements regarding the phosphate content. Besides that, the content of the detected radionuclides in laundry detergent samples indicates the minor radiological risk to the environment via wastewaters.
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