Search Results - "Žunić, Z.S."

Distribution of uranium, thorium and some stable trace and toxic elements in human hair and nails in Niška Banja Town, a high natural background radiation area of Serbia (Balkan Region, South-East Europe) by Sahoo, S.K., Žunić, Z.S., Kritsananuwat, R., Zagrodzki, P., Bossew, P., Veselinovic, N., Mishra, S., Yonehara, H., Tokonami, S.

“…Human hair and nails can be considered as bio-indicators of the public exposure to certain natural radionuclides and other toxic metals over a long period of…”
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High natural radiation exposure in radon spa areas: a detailed field investigation in Niška Banja (Balkan region) by Žunić, Z.S., Kobal, I., Vaupotič, J., Kozak, K., Mazur, J., Birovljev, A., Janik, M., Čeliković, I., Ujić, P., Demajo, A., Krstić, G., Jakupi, B., Quarto, M., Bochicchio, F.

“…The measurement campaigns have been done in the rural community of Niška Banja, a spa town located in southern Serbia, to evaluate population exposure to…”
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A campaign of discrete radon concentration measurements in soil of Niška Banja town, Serbia by Žunić, Z.S., Kozak, K., Ciotoli, G., Ramola, R.C., Kochowska, E., Ujić, P., Čeliković, I., Mazur, J., Janik, M., Demajo, A., Birovljev, A., Bochicchio, F., Yarmoshenko, I.V., Kryeziu, D., Olko, P.

“…The first radon soil gas survey in Serbia, using passive detectors (SSNTD, CR-39), was carried out in June 2005 at field sites in Niška Banja town. The aim of…”
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Variance of indoor radon concentration: Major influencing factors by Yarmoshenko, I., Vasilyev, A., Malinovsky, G., Bossew, P., Žunić, Z.S., Onischenko, A., Zhukovsky, M.

“…Variance of radon concentration in dwelling atmosphere is analysed with regard to geogenic and anthropogenic influencing factors. Analysis includes review of…”
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Long-term measurements of radon, thoron and their airborne progeny in 25 schools in Republic of Srpska by Ćurguz, Z., Stojanovska, Z., Žunić, Z.S., Kolarž, P., Ischikawa, T., Omori, Y., Mishra, R., Sapra, B.K., Vaupotič, J., Ujić, P., Bossew, P.

“…This article reports results of the first investigations on indoor radon, thoron and their decay products concentration in 25 primary schools of Banja Luka,…”
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The relation between radon in schools and in dwellings: A case study in a rural region of Southern Serbia by Žunić, Z.S., Bossew, P., Bochicchio, F., Veselinovic, N., Carpentieri, C., Venoso, G., Antignani, S., Simovic, R., Ćurguz, Z., Udovicic, V., Stojanovska, Z., Tollefsen, T.

“…Recognized as a significant health hazard, radon (Rn) has been given increasing attention for years. Surveys of different kinds have been performed in many…”
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Geographical distribution of the annual mean radon concentrations in primary schools of Southern Serbia – application of geostatistical methods by Bossew, P., Žunić, Z.S., Stojanovska, Z., Tollefsen, T., Carpentieri, C., Veselinović, N., Komatina, S., Vaupotič, J., Simović, R.D., Antignani, S., Bochicchio, F.

“…Between 2008 and 2011 a survey of radon (222Rn) was performed in schools of several districts of Southern Serbia. Some results have been published previously…”
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Radon survey in the high natural radiation region of Niška Banja, Serbia by Žunic, Z.S., Yarmoshenko, I.V., Birovljev, A., Bochicchio, F., Quarto, M., Obryk, B., Paszkowski, M., I. Čeliković, Demajo, A., Ujić, P., Budzanowski, M., Olko, P., McLaughlin, J.P., Waligorski, M.P.R.

“…A radon survey has been carried out around the town of Niška Banja (Serbia) in a region partly located over travertine formations, showing an enhanced level of…”
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High variability of indoor radon concentrations in uraniferous bedrock areas in the Balkan region by Žunić, Z.S., Ujić, P., Nađđerđ, L., Yarmoshenko, I.V., Radanović, S.B., Komatina Petrović, S., Čeliković, I., Komatina, M., Bossew, P.

“…In this work the strong influence of geological factors on the variability of indoor radon is found in two of three geologically very different regions of…”
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Determination of depleted uranium in environmental samples by gamma-spectroscopic techniques by Karangelos, D.J, Anagnostakis, M.J, Hinis, E.P, Simopoulos, S.E, Zunic, Z.S

“…The military use of depleted uranium initiated the need for an efficient and reliable method to detect and quantify DU contamination in environmental samples…”
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Comparison of retrospective and contemporary indoor radon measurements in a high-radon area of Serbia by Žunić, Z.S., Yarmoshenko, I.V., Kelleher, K., Paridaens, J., Mc Laughlin, J.P., Čeliković, I., Ujić, P., Onischenko, A.D., Jovanović, S., Demajo, A., Birovljev, A., Bochicchio, F.

“…In Niška Banja, Serbia, which is a high-radon area, a comparison was made between two retrospective radon measuring methods and contemporary radon…”
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The use of SSNTDS in the retrospective assessment of radon exposure in high radon rural communities in Yugoslavia by Zunic, Z.S., Mc Laughlin, J.P., Walsh, C., Benderac, R.

“…A description is given of the field application of a technique using CR-39 and LR 115 detectors to determine alpha recoil implanted 210Po surface activity on…”
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Actinide analysis of a depleted uranium penetrator from a 1999 target site in southern Serbia by McLaughlin, J.P, León Vintró, L, Smith, K.J, Mitchell, P.I, Žunić, Z.S

“…Following the detection of 236U in depleted uranium (DU) ammunition used during the Balkans conflict in the 1990s, concern has been expressed about the…”
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Integrated natural radiation exposure studies in stable Yugoslav rural communities by Zunic, Z.S., McLaughlin, J.P., Walsh, C., Birovljev, A., Simopoulos, S.E., Jakupi, B., Gordanic, V., Demajo, M., Trotti, F., Falk, R., Vanmarcke, H., Paridaens, J., Fujimoto, K.

“…The results of field investigations of natural radiation exposures of the general population in two stable rural communities in Yugoslavia are presented. The…”
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A comparison of human exposure to natural radiation and DU in parts of the Balkan region by Zunic, Z.S., Fujimoto, K., Yarmoshenko, I.V.

“…The paper presents the field results from six selected rural communities in the Southeast (Kalna), South (Niska Banja, Gornja Stubla, Borovac) and West (Uzice,…”
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Correlation between Rn exposure and 210Po activity in Yugoslavian rural communities by Paridaens, J, Zunic, Z.S, Trotti, F, McLaughlin, J.P, Vanmarcke, H

“…Background: In epidemiological studies investigating radon-related health risk, the radon exposures are often derived from contemporary short-term radon…”
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