Open AccessRadionuclide content in laundry detergents commercially available on the Serbian market and assessment of radiological environmental hazards
Author(s) -
Ivana Vukanac,
B Aleksandar Kandic,
M. Djurašević,
Z Bojan Seslak,
I. Čeliković,
M Aleksandar Jevremovic,
A Suzana Bogojevic
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
nuclear technology and radiation protection
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.31
H-Index - 16
eISSN - 1452-8185
pISSN - 1451-3994
DOI - 10.2298/ntrp1704366v
Subject(s) - laundry , radiological weapon , radionuclide , environmental science , pollution , effluent , waste management , pulp and paper industry , business , environmental engineering , chemistry , engineering , radiochemistry , ecology , physics , quantum mechanics , biology
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.