210Po in popular medicinal herbs from Poland
| Autor: | Alicja Boryło, Bogdan Skwarzec, Marcin Kaczor, Grzegorz Romańczyk |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
| Předmět: |
010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciences
Alpha spectrometry Traditional medicine 0207 environmental engineering 02 engineering and technology Evergreen Biology 01 natural sciences Inorganic Chemistry Activity concentration Environmental Chemistry Medicinal herbs 020701 environmental engineering Natural radioactivity 0105 earth and related environmental sciences General Environmental Science |
| Zdroj: | Isotopes in Environmental and Health Studies. 55:308-316 |
| ISSN: | 1477-2639 1025-6016 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/10256016.2019.1609960 |
| Popis: | Herbs are an important part of traditional medicine in Poland. Therefore, the aim of this study was the determination of polonium 210Po in 48 selected medicinal herb samples from the Polish market. The activity concentrations of 210Po were measured using alpha spectrometry. The activity concentration of 210Po was in the range from 0.3 ± 0.1 to 28.2 ± 0.4 Bq kg–1. The obtained results were compared with corresponding studies conducted worldwide. A higher 210Po activity concentration was observed in the above-ground part of plants. The obtained results show that the highest 210Po activity concentration was observed in evergreen plants and winter-hardy plants. Yet even infusions with 2 g of the most contaminated herbs examined were considered to be radiologically safe. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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