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A Preliminary Study of Mosses as Biomonitors of 137Cs Activity in the Air of Ioannina City

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Published: Mar 8, 2019
DOI: https://doi.org/10.12681/hnps.1896
Keywords:
mosses wood combustion air pollution 137Cs activity Ioannina
K. Stamoulis
Department of Physics, University of Ioannina
M. Alexandropoulou
Department of Physics, University of Ioannina
S Petsios
Department of Physics, University of Ioannina
C. A. Papachristodoulou
Department of Physics, University of Ioannina
C. Papadopoulou
Medical School, University of Ioannina
K. G. Ioannides
Department of Physics, University of Ioannina
Abstract

Mosses were collected during the winter months of 2014 and 2015 from various locations in the center and outskirts of the city of Ioannina, to serve as biomonitors of 137Cs activity released from the combustion of biomass fuel in the atmospheric air. Statistical analysis of the obtained activity concentrations revealed differences between sampling locations and sampling periods, which may be attributed to different practices in the use of wood and wood by-products fuel for household heating.

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