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2013-2015

Statistical Study of Investigation

Matera‘s provincial departement Office «Radioactivity regional centre»

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Monitoring conducted in 2013:

•The survey has been conducted for the observation, in various regional areas, of the Cs-137 and K-40 concetration in bilberry powder samples, to measure the alpha total and beta total radiation. It is resulted that the radiation concentration enclosed in the range is within the norm.

SURVEY CONDUCTED TO MEASURE THE «RADON INDOOR»

IN DIFFERENT SCHOOLS AND DWELLINGS IN THE REGIONAL AREA.

Result:

• Numerous areas with high risk of radon

(Health and Environmental Departement)

Extraordinary radiometric survey:

•Survey conducted to mesaure and estimate the radioactivity produced by natural radionuclides on samples of aquifer and surface layer water of Tore’s stream and Basento’s river.

Result:• Significant natural radionuclides

concentration, in particular Uranium and Thorium concentration.

sampling pointsof the regional

area (2013)

Potenza’s district

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Regional area’s

sampling pointsof the regional

area(2013)

Matera’s district

• Main analysis carried out periodically in samples of regional or local area .

Analysis conducted on samples of• River water• Sea water• Potable water• Atmospheric powder• Milk• Vegetables and fruit• Wheat, cheese and grass• Sand• Fish• Soil

The following graphic shows the survey conducted to measure the radioactivity in some samples in Rotondella area.

• The data of radioactivity on the matrix of sea water (taken near the drainpipe) are always resulted lower than the dectable very low activity. • In 2013 the corrispondent concentrations of Cs-137 are resulted between 2.2 and 8.5 Bq/Kg.

Results:

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16%

4%

4%2%4%

2%

7%

8%20%

9%

3%

4%

5%

12%

Analisi effettuate per la rete Locale ARPAB intorno all’ ITREC

dose gamma ambientale

acqua di falda

acqua di fiume

acqua di mare

acqua potabile

DMOS (detriti minerali organici sedimentabili)

limo/sedimenti fluviali

grano, formaggio, erba

latte

vegetali e frutta

sabbia

sedimenti marini

effluenti liquidi

terreno

In the previous graphic are represented, for example, K-40 concentration measured in vegetables and fruit samples. The highest index of percentage was noticed in sea sediments. ( 20%)

Environmental dose range

• chard• oranges• olives• apricots• plum

In the following graphic is reported the monthly mean evolution of an environmental range.Measured in the course of 2013 by the two unmovable units of control (ARPAB) of continuous and remote monitoring, installed in the ITREC adjacent area of Trisaia, in Rotondella. It is presented that for technical problems the “Rotondella2” ECU didn’t provide data continouos from May to September, in the current year.

Survey conducted on samples to measure the radionuclides and “spett gamma” in Basilicata.

Edited by Regional Agency for Environmental Protection of  Basilicata -  2013 - Manager   Carmela Paola Fortunato  - February 2014

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