Radioactivity, Metals Pollution and Mineralogy Assessment of a Beach Stretch from the Ionian Coast of Calabria (Southern Italy)
In the present article, a case study is reported regarding an investigation carried out in order to assess radioactivity concentration, heavy metals pollution and mineralogy of a beach stretch extending from Soverato to Squillace municipalities of the Ionian coast of Calabria, South of Italy, a popu...
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oai:doaj.org-article:520c627758cb48268c0bb9ca9dec40c82021-11-25T17:51:30ZRadioactivity, Metals Pollution and Mineralogy Assessment of a Beach Stretch from the Ionian Coast of Calabria (Southern Italy)10.3390/ijerph1822121471660-46011661-7827https://doaj.org/article/520c627758cb48268c0bb9ca9dec40c82021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/18/22/12147https://doaj.org/toc/1661-7827https://doaj.org/toc/1660-4601In the present article, a case study is reported regarding an investigation carried out in order to assess radioactivity concentration, heavy metals pollution and mineralogy of a beach stretch extending from Soverato to Squillace municipalities of the Ionian coast of Calabria, South of Italy, a popular tourist destination, especially in summer. The analysis of radionuclides contents was performed by using a High Purity Germanium (HPGe) gamma-ray detector, in order to quantify the average specific activity of <sup>226</sup>Ra, <sup>232</sup>Th and <sup>40</sup>K natural radionuclides and <sup>137</sup>Cs anthropogenic radioisotope. The absorbed dose rate and the annual effective dose equivalent radiological hazard indices were also estimated. Furthermore, X-ray Fluorescence (XRF) spectrometry measurements were carried out for the quantitative elemental analysis of the sand, in order to investigate any possible chemical pollution by heavy metals. For this aim, different indices such as Enrichment Factor (EF), Geoaccumulation Index (I<sub>geo</sub>), Contamination Factor (CF) and Pollution Load Index (PLI) were applied to estimate the level of toxicity imposed on the ecosystem by the detected heavy metals. Finally, in order to identify the crystalline mineral components of the investigated sand samples, X-ray Diffraction (XRD) and Micro-Raman Scattering (MRS) measurements were carried out.Francesco CaridiGiuseppe PaladiniValentina VenutiVincenza CrupiSalvatore ProcopioAlberto BelvedereMaurizio D’AgostinoGiuliana FaggioRossella GrilloSantina MarguccioGiacomo MessinaDomenico MajolinoMDPI AGarticleradioactivityradiological riskheavy metalspollutionmineralogysandMedicineRENInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol 18, Iss 12147, p 12147 (2021) |
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In the present article, a case study is reported regarding an investigation carried out in order to assess radioactivity concentration, heavy metals pollution and mineralogy of a beach stretch extending from Soverato to Squillace municipalities of the Ionian coast of Calabria, South of Italy, a popular tourist destination, especially in summer. The analysis of radionuclides contents was performed by using a High Purity Germanium (HPGe) gamma-ray detector, in order to quantify the average specific activity of <sup>226</sup>Ra, <sup>232</sup>Th and <sup>40</sup>K natural radionuclides and <sup>137</sup>Cs anthropogenic radioisotope. The absorbed dose rate and the annual effective dose equivalent radiological hazard indices were also estimated. Furthermore, X-ray Fluorescence (XRF) spectrometry measurements were carried out for the quantitative elemental analysis of the sand, in order to investigate any possible chemical pollution by heavy metals. For this aim, different indices such as Enrichment Factor (EF), Geoaccumulation Index (I<sub>geo</sub>), Contamination Factor (CF) and Pollution Load Index (PLI) were applied to estimate the level of toxicity imposed on the ecosystem by the detected heavy metals. Finally, in order to identify the crystalline mineral components of the investigated sand samples, X-ray Diffraction (XRD) and Micro-Raman Scattering (MRS) measurements were carried out. |
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Francesco Caridi Giuseppe Paladini Valentina Venuti Vincenza Crupi Salvatore Procopio Alberto Belvedere Maurizio D’Agostino Giuliana Faggio Rossella Grillo Santina Marguccio Giacomo Messina Domenico Majolino |
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Francesco Caridi Giuseppe Paladini Valentina Venuti Vincenza Crupi Salvatore Procopio Alberto Belvedere Maurizio D’Agostino Giuliana Faggio Rossella Grillo Santina Marguccio Giacomo Messina Domenico Majolino |
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Radioactivity, Metals Pollution and Mineralogy Assessment of a Beach Stretch from the Ionian Coast of Calabria (Southern Italy) |
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Radioactivity, Metals Pollution and Mineralogy Assessment of a Beach Stretch from the Ionian Coast of Calabria (Southern Italy) |
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Radioactivity, Metals Pollution and Mineralogy Assessment of a Beach Stretch from the Ionian Coast of Calabria (Southern Italy) |
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Radioactivity, Metals Pollution and Mineralogy Assessment of a Beach Stretch from the Ionian Coast of Calabria (Southern Italy) |
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Radioactivity, Metals Pollution and Mineralogy Assessment of a Beach Stretch from the Ionian Coast of Calabria (Southern Italy) |
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radioactivity, metals pollution and mineralogy assessment of a beach stretch from the ionian coast of calabria (southern italy) |
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