The study is devoted to problems of exposure caused by radionuclides in construction materials. Results received by gamma measurements and calculations (dose modeling) are used. Construction materials produced and/or used in Lithuania were investigated. The results of measurements (concentrations of natural radionuclides and activity indexes) are given for different types of construction materials. On the basis of these results and peculiarities of use of construction materials they have been classified according to their radiological significance. It helps to determine possible amounts of construction materials to be investigated and priorities of investigations. Relationship between activity indexes of different construction materials and dose rates in premises constructed of these construction materials has been determined. It might be used for increase of precision of personal dosimetric measurements performed in premises constructed of different materials. Possible relationship between absorbed dose rate indoors and concentration of indoor radon is discussed. Results of measurements of concentrations of natural radionuclides in archeological samples of construction materials are also presented and discussed. Dose modeling has been performed with the help of ALARA planning tool Visiplan 3D. Distributions of absorbed dose rate in standard living premises have been determined, relationship between dose rate and different parameters of constructions, such as thickness... [to full text]

L'utilisation des engrais chimiques phosphatés, et les usines de fertilisants, ayant comme matière première la roche phosphate et rejetant du phosphogypse, contribuent à l’élévation des teneurs des radionucléides naturels et des éléments traces métalliques dans l’environnement. Ces contaminations risquent d’affecter l’écosystème et la santé humaine.Cette étude évalue l’impact sanitaire des radionucléides naturels émetteurs gamma des séries de désintégration de 238U, 232Th, de l’élément naturel radioactif 40K et du Pb, présents dans la matière première et les produits d’une usine de fertilisants au Liban.L’objectif principal est de caractériser la contamination diffuse de ces polluants dans une optique d’évaluation du risque sanitaire dans 9 sites résidentiels, non-cultivés autour de l’usine. Un focus est spécifiquement porté sur l’évaluation quantitative du risque sanitaire lié à la consommation de la plante sauvage Dittrichia viscosa et l’ingestion accidentelle de poussières de sol pour les habitants de la zone étudiée. La notion de bioaccessibilité du Pb des sols et des plantes est intégrée dans ces évaluations. Des extractions chimiques par EDTA et le Physiologically Based Extraction Test (PBET) ont été utilisés pour une estimation in vitro, des fractions disponibles et bioaccessibles du Pb. Ces dernières ont été intégrées dans les calculs des risques. Les risques radiologiques relatifs aux rayonnements ionisants gamma des radionucléides ont également été estimés via les paramètres radiologiques.L’ensemble des travaux a montré que l’usine de fertilisants engendre une contamination diffuse qui augmente les niveaux de radionucléides et du Pb dans l’environnement proche, plus précisément dans les sols (pour 238U, 226Ra et leurs descendants 214Pb, 212Pb et 210Pb, ainsi que pour Pb), et dans les parties aériennes des plantes Dittrichia viscosa (pour Pb et 210Pb). L’étude de la distribution du 210Pb et les fractions PbEDTA apportent des informations complémentaires pour caractériser l’apport en Pb dû à l’activité de l’usine. Les résultats ont montré que les valeurs moyennes des concentrations d’activité des radionucléides dans les échantillons de sol étaient légèrement supérieures à ceux déterminés dans d'autres régions libanaises et aux valeurs moyennes mondiales. D’après les paramètres radiologiques, aucun risque significatif n’a été identifié pour la population fréquentant la zone.Les concentrations en Pb pseudo-total de sol ont été inférieures aux seuils applicables. Des dépassements de seuil ont été constatés pour les teneurs en Pb dans les feuilles de Dittrichia viscosa.Deux schémas d’évaluation de risque sanitaire du Pb ont été étudiés : un premier schéma classique basé sur l’hypothèse de l’ingestion des teneurs totales en Pb dans les sols et les plantes ; un deuxième schéma où seulement les fractions pouvant atteindre la circulation systémique ont été évaluées et considérées dans les calculs de risque. Ces deux schémas ont été appliqués à deux scénarios de terrain à forte exposition. La prise en compte des concentrations de Pb bioaccessible dans les calculs réduit considérablement (au moins d’un facteur de 10) le risque potentiel pour les deux scénarios alors que les calculs du risque selon le schéma classique montrent un risque significatif pour les enfants. Quel que soit le schéma de calcul de risque retenu, l’ingestion des plantes reste la voie principale d’exposition pour les deux scénarios maximalistes. / The use of phosphate fertilizers and phosphate rock as raw material by fertilizer plants, and the by-product phosphogypsum, contribute in increasing the levels of natural radionuclides and trace metals in the environment. This may affect the ecosystem and human health.This study evaluates the radiological impact of natural gamma-emitting radionuclides, mainly 238U, 232Th and their decay product, and 40K. As well as, it evaluates the health impact of Pb, present in the raw material and fertilizers produced by a fertilizer plant in Lebanon.The main objective is to characterize the diffuse contamination of these pollutants with a view to assess the health risk in 9 non-cultivated residential sites around the plant. A focus on the quantitative assessment of the health risk is specifically linked to the consumption of the wild plant Dittrichia viscosa and the accidental ingestion of soil dust for the inhabitants of the study area. The concept of bioaccessibility of soil and plant Pb is integrated into these assessments. Chemical extractions using EDTA and the Physiologically Based Extraction Test (PBET) were used for in vitro estimation of available and bioaccessible Pb fractions. These were incorporated into the risk calculations. The radiological risks related to gamma ionizing radiation from radioelements were also estimated via radiological parameters.All of the work has shown that the fertilizer plant generates diffuse contamination that increases the levels of radionuclides and Pb in the near environment, specifically in soils (for 238U, 226Ra and their decay products 214Pb, 212Pb and 210Pb, as well as for Pb), and in the aerial parts of Dittrichia viscosa plants (for Pb and 210Pb). The study of the distribution of 210Pb and PbEDTA fractions provide additional information to characterize the Pb contribution due to the activity of the plant. The results showed that the mean values of activity concentrations of radioelements in soil samples were slightly higher than those determined in other Lebanese regions and worldwide average values. Based on the radiological parameters, no significant risk has been identified for the population frequenting the area.The pseudo-total soil Pb concentrations were below the applied thresholds. Threshold exceedances were observed for Pb levels in Dittrichia viscosa leaves.Two health risk assessment schemes for Pb were studied: a first classical scheme based on the hypothesis of the total ingestion of total Pb levels in soils and plants; a second scheme where only fractions reaching the systemic circulation have been measured and considered in risk calculations. These two schemes were studied for two high-exposure field scenarios. Taking into account the bioaccessible Pb concentrations in the calculations greatly reduces (at least by a factor of 10) the potential risk for both scenarios, whereas the classical risk calculations show a significant risk for the children. Whatever the chosen risk calculation scheme, ingestion of plants remains the main route of exposure for the two maximalist scenarios.

A radioatividade natural das águas é proveniente dos elementos radioativos nela dissolvidos e dos gases de alguns elementos radioativos difundidos das rochas subterrâneas. Quando se considera a geoquímica dos radionuclídeos naturais no ambiente aquático, os elementos de maior interesse do ponto de vista de risco à saúde são os isótopos de rádio (Ra), os de radônio (Rn) e os de urânio (U), por apresentarem maior solubilidade em água. Uma vez que a dieta humana é a principal fonte de absorção da radioatividade natural e de exposição interna do homem, o consumo de águas minerais pode aumentar significativamente a probabilidade de ingestão de altas concentrações de radionuclídeos naturais nelas dissolvidos. O objetivo geral do presente trabalho foi determinar as concentrações de atividade dos radionuclídeos 226Ra, 228Ra, 210Pb e 210Po nas águas minerais das fontes dos Parques das Águas de Águas de Contendas e de Lambari, MG, para avaliar as doses efetivas comprometidas devido à ingestão destas águas e realizar a caracterização química inorgânica, determinando os elementos químicos Ag, Al, As, Ba, Ca, Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Fe, K, Mg, Mn, Na, Ni, Pb, Se, Ti, V e Zn. Os objetivos específicos foram verificar a influência da sazonalidade na concentração de atividade dos radionuclídeos e dos elementos químicos analisados e determinar os parâmetros físicos e físico-químicos como temperatura, vazão, pH, CE, STD. As técnicas analíticas empregadas para determinar as concentrações de atividade foram a de alfa e beta total após separação radioquímica para os radionuclídeos 226Ra, 228Ra e 210Pb com determinação em detector proporcional de fluxo gasoso e baixa radiação de fundo e de espectrometria alfa após separação radioquímica para o radionuclídeo 210Po com determinação em espectrômetro alfa. Os valores de concentrações de atividade obtidos variaram de 7,71 &plusmn; 0,27 mBq L-1 a 250 &plusmn; 3 mBq L-1 para o 226Ra, de &lt; LID (3,7 &plusmn; 0,1 mBq L-1) a 244 &plusmn; 4 mBq L-1 para o 228Ra, de &lt; LID (4,9 &plusmn; 0,4 mBq L-1) a 57,1 &plusmn; 3,0 mBq L-1 para o 210Pb e de &lt; LID (3,3 &plusmn; 0,4 mBq L-1) a 15,7 &plusmn; 1,1 mBq L-1 para o 210Po. O cálculo da dose efetiva comprometida para a ingestão de água mineral contendo 226Ra, 228Ra, 210Pb e 210Po foi realizado para o corpo inteiro (He), em crianças de 5 anos, adolescentes de 15 anos e adultos até 70 anos, e para os principais órgãos afetados (Ho), em adultos até 70 anos, após a ingestão da água mineral. Os maiores valores de dose para o corpo inteiro foram de 273 &plusmn; 14 &mu;Sv a-1 para o 226Ra, 945 &plusmn; 15 &mu;Sv a-1 para o 228Ra, 79,2 &plusmn; 4,2 &mu;Sv a-1 para o 210Pb, em adolescentes de 15 anos e, de 40,4 &plusmn; 2,9 &mu;Sv a-1 para o 210Po em crianças de 5 anos. Para a caracterização química inorgânica foi utilizada a espectrometria de fluorescência de raios X por energia dispersiva (EDXRF) que apresentou os elementos Co e Cu abaixo do limite mínimo de quantificação e os elementos Ag e V com maiores concentrações e, a espectrometria de emissão óptica com plasma de argônio (ICP-OES) que apresentou o elemento Cr abaixo do limite mínimo de quantificação e os elementos Ca, Fe e Na com maiores concentrações. Assim, mediante os resultados obtidos e aos testes estatísticos aplicados: análise de Cluster, coeficiente de correlação de Pearson e ANOVA, conclui-se que existe a correlação entre a precipitação pluviométrica e a sazonalidade das concentrações dos radionuclídeos e dos elementos químicos inorgânicos em estudo, que o radionuclídeo que apresentou maior concentração em Águas de Contendas foi o 228Ra para a maioria das fontes e em Lambari foi o 226Ra, também na maioria das fontes e, como consequência, as maiores doses obtidas também foram para os radionuclídeos naturais 226Ra e 228Ra. / The natural radioactivity of the water comes from the radioactive elements dissolved in it and the gases from some radioactive elements diffused from the underground rocks. When considering the geochemistry of natural radionuclides in the aquatic environment, the elements of greatest interest from the point of view of health risk are isotopes of radium (Ra), radon (Rn) and uranium (U), because they have larger solubilities. Since the human diet is the main source of absorption of natural radioactivity and mans internal exposure, the consumption of mineral waters can significantly increase the probability of ingesting high concentrations of natural radionuclides dissolved in them. The general objective of the present work was determine the activity concentrations of radionuclides 226Ra, 228Ra, 210Pb and 210Po in the mineral waters of the Parque das Águas de Águas de Contendas and Lambari, MG, to evaluate the effective doses compromised due to the ingestion of these waters and perform the inorganic chemical characterization, determining the chemical elements Ag, Al, As, Ba, Ca, Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Fe, K, Mg, Mn, Na, Ni, Pb, Se, Ti, V and Zn. The specific objectives were to verify the influence of seasonality on the activity concentration of these radionuclides and characterize physical and physicochemical parameters. The analytical techniques employed to determine activity concentrations were the total alpha and beta after radiochemical separation for radionuclides 226Ra, 228Ra and 210Pb with determination of gaseous flow and low background radiation and alpha spectrometry after radiochemical separation for the radionuclide 210Po with alpha spectrometer determination. The values of activity concentrations obtained ranged from 7,71 &plusmn; 0,27 mBq L-1 to 250 &plusmn; 3 mBq L-1 for 226Ra, from < LID (3,7 &plusmn; 0,1 mBq L-1) to 244 &plusmn; 4 mBq L-1 for 228Ra, from < LID (4,9 &plusmn; 0,4 mBq L-1) to 57,1 &plusmn; 3,0 mBq L-1 for 210Pb and from < LID (3,3 &plusmn; 0,4 mBq L-1) to 15,7 &plusmn; 1,1 mBq L-1 for 210Po. The calculation of the effective dose involved in the ingestion of mineral water containing 226Ra, 228Ra, 210Pb and 210Po was determined for the whole body (He), in 5 years old, 15 years old and adults up to 70 years, and for the main affected organs (Ho), in adults up to 70 years, after the ingestion of mineral water. The highest dose values for the whole body were 273 &plusmn; 14 &mu;Sv a-1 for the 226Ra, 945 &plusmn; 15 &mu;Sv a-1 for the 228Ra, 79,2 &plusmn; 4,2 &mu;Sv a-1 for the 210Pb, in a 15 years old and, 40,4 &plusmn; 2,9 &mu;Sv a-1 for the 210Po in children of 5 years old. For the inorganic chemical characterization, X-ray fluorescence spectrometry by dispersive energy (EDXRF) was used, which presented the elements Co and Cu below the minimum limit of quantification and the elements Ag and V with higher concentrations and the inductively coupled plasma optical mission spectrometry (ICP-OES) with argon plasma was also used, which presented the element Cr below the minimum limit of quantification and the elements Ca, Fe and Na with higher concentrations. Thereby, through the results obtained and the statistical tests applied: Cluster analysis, Pearson correlation coefficient and ANOVA, it is concluded that there is a correlation between the pluviometric precipitation and the concentration of the radiocuclides and inorganic chemical elements under study, that the radionuclide that presented the highest concentration in Parque das Águas de Águas de Contendas was 228Ra for most springs and in Lambari it was 226Ra, also in most springs and as a consequence, the highest doses obtained were also for the natural radionuclides 226Ra and 228Ra.

A radioatividade natural das águas é proveniente dos elementos radioativos nela dissolvidos e dos gases de alguns elementos radioativos difundidos das rochas subterrâneas. Quando se considera a geoquímica dos radionuclídeos naturais no ambiente aquático, os elementos de maior interesse do ponto de vista de risco à saúde são os isótopos de rádio (Ra), os de radônio (Rn) e os de urânio (U), por apresentarem maior solubilidade em água. Uma vez que a dieta humana é a principal fonte de absorção da radioatividade natural e de exposição interna do homem, o consumo de águas minerais pode aumentar significativamente a probabilidade de ingestão de altas concentrações de radionuclídeos naturais nelas dissolvidos. O objetivo geral do presente trabalho foi determinar as concentrações de atividade dos radionuclídeos 226Ra, 228Ra, 210Pb e 210Po nas águas minerais das fontes dos Parques das Águas de Águas de Contendas e de Lambari, MG, para avaliar as doses efetivas comprometidas devido à ingestão destas águas e realizar a caracterização química inorgânica, determinando os elementos químicos Ag, Al, As, Ba, Ca, Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Fe, K, Mg, Mn, Na, Ni, Pb, Se, Ti, V e Zn. Os objetivos específicos foram verificar a influência da sazonalidade na concentração de atividade dos radionuclídeos e dos elementos químicos analisados e determinar os parâmetros físicos e físico-químicos como temperatura, vazão, pH, CE, STD. As técnicas analíticas empregadas para determinar as concentrações de atividade foram a de alfa e beta total após separação radioquímica para os radionuclídeos 226Ra, 228Ra e 210Pb com determinação em detector proporcional de fluxo gasoso e baixa radiação de fundo e de espectrometria alfa após separação radioquímica para o radionuclídeo 210Po com determinação em espectrômetro alfa. Os valores de concentrações de atividade obtidos variaram de 7,71 &plusmn; 0,27 mBq L-1 a 250 &plusmn; 3 mBq L-1 para o 226Ra, de &lt; LID (3,7 &plusmn; 0,1 mBq L-1) a 244 &plusmn; 4 mBq L-1 para o 228Ra, de &lt; LID (4,9 &plusmn; 0,4 mBq L-1) a 57,1 &plusmn; 3,0 mBq L-1 para o 210Pb e de &lt; LID (3,3 &plusmn; 0,4 mBq L-1) a 15,7 &plusmn; 1,1 mBq L-1 para o 210Po. O cálculo da dose efetiva comprometida para a ingestão de água mineral contendo 226Ra, 228Ra, 210Pb e 210Po foi realizado para o corpo inteiro (He), em crianças de 5 anos, adolescentes de 15 anos e adultos até 70 anos, e para os principais órgãos afetados (Ho), em adultos até 70 anos, após a ingestão da água mineral. Os maiores valores de dose para o corpo inteiro foram de 273 &plusmn; 14 &mu;Sv a-1 para o 226Ra, 945 &plusmn; 15 &mu;Sv a-1 para o 228Ra, 79,2 &plusmn; 4,2 &mu;Sv a-1 para o 210Pb, em adolescentes de 15 anos e, de 40,4 &plusmn; 2,9 &mu;Sv a-1 para o 210Po em crianças de 5 anos. Para a caracterização química inorgânica foi utilizada a espectrometria de fluorescência de raios X por energia dispersiva (EDXRF) que apresentou os elementos Co e Cu abaixo do limite mínimo de quantificação e os elementos Ag e V com maiores concentrações e, a espectrometria de emissão óptica com plasma de argônio (ICP-OES) que apresentou o elemento Cr abaixo do limite mínimo de quantificação e os elementos Ca, Fe e Na com maiores concentrações. Assim, mediante os resultados obtidos e aos testes estatísticos aplicados: análise de Cluster, coeficiente de correlação de Pearson e ANOVA, conclui-se que existe a correlação entre a precipitação pluviométrica e a sazonalidade das concentrações dos radionuclídeos e dos elementos químicos inorgânicos em estudo, que o radionuclídeo que apresentou maior concentração em Águas de Contendas foi o 228Ra para a maioria das fontes e em Lambari foi o 226Ra, também na maioria das fontes e, como consequência, as maiores doses obtidas também foram para os radionuclídeos naturais 226Ra e 228Ra. / The natural radioactivity of the water comes from the radioactive elements dissolved in it and the gases from some radioactive elements diffused from the underground rocks. When considering the geochemistry of natural radionuclides in the aquatic environment, the elements of greatest interest from the point of view of health risk are isotopes of radium (Ra), radon (Rn) and uranium (U), because they have larger solubilities. Since the human diet is the main source of absorption of natural radioactivity and mans internal exposure, the consumption of mineral waters can significantly increase the probability of ingesting high concentrations of natural radionuclides dissolved in them. The general objective of the present work was determine the activity concentrations of radionuclides 226Ra, 228Ra, 210Pb and 210Po in the mineral waters of the Parque das Águas de Águas de Contendas and Lambari, MG, to evaluate the effective doses compromised due to the ingestion of these waters and perform the inorganic chemical characterization, determining the chemical elements Ag, Al, As, Ba, Ca, Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Fe, K, Mg, Mn, Na, Ni, Pb, Se, Ti, V and Zn. The specific objectives were to verify the influence of seasonality on the activity concentration of these radionuclides and characterize physical and physicochemical parameters. The analytical techniques employed to determine activity concentrations were the total alpha and beta after radiochemical separation for radionuclides 226Ra, 228Ra and 210Pb with determination of gaseous flow and low background radiation and alpha spectrometry after radiochemical separation for the radionuclide 210Po with alpha spectrometer determination. The values of activity concentrations obtained ranged from 7,71 &plusmn; 0,27 mBq L-1 to 250 &plusmn; 3 mBq L-1 for 226Ra, from < LID (3,7 &plusmn; 0,1 mBq L-1) to 244 &plusmn; 4 mBq L-1 for 228Ra, from < LID (4,9 &plusmn; 0,4 mBq L-1) to 57,1 &plusmn; 3,0 mBq L-1 for 210Pb and from < LID (3,3 &plusmn; 0,4 mBq L-1) to 15,7 &plusmn; 1,1 mBq L-1 for 210Po. The calculation of the effective dose involved in the ingestion of mineral water containing 226Ra, 228Ra, 210Pb and 210Po was determined for the whole body (He), in 5 years old, 15 years old and adults up to 70 years, and for the main affected organs (Ho), in adults up to 70 years, after the ingestion of mineral water. The highest dose values for the whole body were 273 &plusmn; 14 &mu;Sv a-1 for the 226Ra, 945 &plusmn; 15 &mu;Sv a-1 for the 228Ra, 79,2 &plusmn; 4,2 &mu;Sv a-1 for the 210Pb, in a 15 years old and, 40,4 &plusmn; 2,9 &mu;Sv a-1 for the 210Po in children of 5 years old. For the inorganic chemical characterization, X-ray fluorescence spectrometry by dispersive energy (EDXRF) was used, which presented the elements Co and Cu below the minimum limit of quantification and the elements Ag and V with higher concentrations and the inductively coupled plasma optical mission spectrometry (ICP-OES) with argon plasma was also used, which presented the element Cr below the minimum limit of quantification and the elements Ca, Fe and Na with higher concentrations. Thereby, through the results obtained and the statistical tests applied: Cluster analysis, Pearson correlation coefficient and ANOVA, it is concluded that there is a correlation between the pluviometric precipitation and the concentration of the radiocuclides and inorganic chemical elements under study, that the radionuclide that presented the highest concentration in Parque das Águas de Águas de Contendas was 228Ra for most springs and in Lambari it was 226Ra, also in most springs and as a consequence, the highest doses obtained were also for the natural radionuclides 226Ra and 228Ra.

Η μεταπτυχιακή διατριβή με θέμα: «Φυσική Ραδιενέργεια των κλαστικών και ανθρακικών ιζημάτων στην περιοχή ανατολικά της Ηγουμενίτσας», έχει ως αντικείμενο την αναγνώριση, μελέτη και ανάλυση της φυσικής ραδιενέργειας των φυσικών ραδιονουκλιδίων U238, Th232, Ra226 και K40 στις κλαστικές αποθέσεις ηλικίας Μειοκαίνου (Ακουιτάνιο) και στις κλαστικές αποθέσεις των υποθαλάσσιων ριπιδίων Ηωκαίνου και Ολιγοκαίνου, και στο ποσοστό συγκέντρωσής τους στις παλαιότερες ανθρακικές και σύγχρονες κλαστικές ακολουθίες της περιοχής Νεράιδας Θεσπρωτίας, καθώς επίσης και στην ερμηνεία των αποτελεσμάτων ως προς την ταυτοποίηση της πηγής προέλευσής τους. Η περιοχή μελέτης ανήκει στη λεκάνη Φιλιάτες-Παραμυθιάς Ηπείρου και αποτελεί τμήμα ενός εκ των φλυσχικών συγκλίνων, τα οποία αναπτύσσονται στη δυτική Ελλάδα μέσα στην Ιόνια ζώνη, εξαιτίας της δράσης των εσωτερικών επωθήσεων. Η υπαίθρια δειγματοληψία πραγματοποιήθηκε στην ανθρακική και κλαστική ακολουθία, με τη συλλογή 45 συνολικά δειγμάτων, εκ των οποίων 8 ήταν ασβεστολιθικά, 18 ψαμμιτικά, 18 πηλιτικά και 1 σύγχρονης ποτάμιας άμμου. Η περιγραφή των ιζηματολογικών ενοτήτων βασίστηκε σε βιβλιογραφικά δεδομένα των γύρω περιοχών, καθότι δεν πραγματοποιήθηκαν ιζηματολογικές και γεωχημικές αναλύσεις. Οι κλαστικές ακολουθίες ταξινομήθηκαν βάσει του γεωλογικού χάρτη του Ι.Γ.Μ.Ε. φύλλο Φιλιάτες 1962-63, 1:50.000, ως αποθέσεις του Ανώτερου Φλύσχη ηλικίας Ακουιτανίου και αποθέσεις του Φλύσχη των Αγ. Πάντων ηλικίας Ηωκαίνου-Ολιγοκαίνου. Στην κατεύθυνση της ραδιοχημικής έρευνας, πραγματοποιήθηκε μια σειρά από ραδιοχημικές αναλύσεις σε όλο των αριθμό των δειγμάτων, προκειμένου να εκτιμηθεί η συγκέντρωση ενεργότητας των φυσικών ραδιονουκλιδίων των ανθρακικών και κλαστικών ακολουθιών, με σκοπό να εντοπιστεί η πηγή προέλευσής τους και η δυνατότητα αποθήκευσής τους, στους συγκεκριμένους σχηματισμούς. Η μέτρηση της συγκέντρωσης ενεργότητας του 238U, 226Ra, 232Th, και 40K έγινε με τη μέθοδο της γ-φασματομετρίας, με τη χρήση υπερκάθαρου ανιχνευτή γερμανίου (HPGe) της Canberra. Ο κύριος στόχος αυτής της προσπάθειας, ήταν να διαπιστωθεί η ύπαρξη των φυσικών ραδιονουκλιδίων στην ανθρακική ακολουθία, καθώς και η συγκέντρωσή τους στην κλαστική ακολουθία, λόγω δευτερογενούς μετανάστευσής τους, από τις ήδη ταυτοποιημένες φωσφορούχες αποθέσεις των γειτονικών περιοχών. Η περιοχή μελέτης δεν εμφάνισε υπερβολικές τιμές συγκέντρωσης ενεργότητας φυσικών ραδιονουκλιδίων σε κανέναν από τους γεωλογικούς σχηματισμούς που ερευνήθηκαν. Η ανθρακική ακολουθία της περιοχής χαρακτηρίστηκε πολύ φτωχή στα υπό μελέτη φυσικά ραδιονουκλίδια, σε αντίθεση με την κλαστική ακολουθία, η οποία εμφάνισε γενικά αυξημένες τιμές συγκέντρωσης ενεργότητας φυσικών ραδιονουκλιδίων. Τέλος, βάσει των συγκεντρώσεων που εντοπίστηκαν στις σύγχρονες ποτάμιες προσχώσεις της περιοχής μελέτης, τα Τεταρτογενή ιζήματα της περιοχής χαρακτηρίστηκαν ως αρκετά εμπλουτισμένα, συμπεραίνοντας την ύπαρξη σύγχρονης τροφοδοσίας φυσικών ραδιονουκλιδίων μέσω οριζόντιων ρηγμάτων. Συμπεραίνοντας, οι κλαστικές ακολουθίες του Φλύσχη των Αγ. Πάντων, Ηωκαίνου και Ολιγοκαίνου και τα Τεταρτογενή ιζήματα της περιοχής, δεν χαρακτηρίζονται ως άμεσα προτεινόμενοι σχηματισμοί για τη χρήση αδρανών υλικών, ενώ προτείνεται εκτενέστερη μελέτη στους Τεταρτογενείς σχηματισμούς της Εξωτερικής Ιονίου. / The subject of postgraduate thesis «Natural radioactivity of clastic and carbonate sediments located eastern of Igoumenitsas area (Western Greece)» is dealing with the recognition, study and analysis of natural radioactivity of natural radionuclides U238, Th232, Ra226 και K40 in the Miocene (Aquitanian) clastic deposits, Eocene and Oligocene clastic deposits of the submarine fans and their concentration amount in the older carbonate and contemporary clastic sequences of the study area located in the village Neraida of Thesprotia. It also deals with the interpretation of results in terms of the identification of the source. The study area is located in the basin of Filiates-Paramithia of Epirus and constitutes a part of the flysch syclins, developed in Western Greece within the Ionian zone, due to the activity of internal thrusts. The sampling was accomplished in the carbonate and clastic sequences, with the collection of 45 rock samples: 8 limestones, 18 sandstones, 18 siltstones and 1 sample of contemporary fluvial sand. The sedimentological units description was based in bibliographical data, since sedimentological and geochemical analyses were not accomplished. The clastic sequences were classified based on the geological map of I.G.M.E. Filiates sheet 1962-63, 1:50.000, as Upper Flysch depotites Aquitanian ages and Ag. Panton Flysch deposites Eocene-Oligicene ages. Towards the radiochemical research a sequence of radiochemical analyzes were accomplished, in order to evaluate the activity concentration of natural radionuclides of carbonate and clastic sequences, with the aim of locating their source and the potential of their storage in these specific formations. The activity concentration measurement of 238U, 226Ra, 232Th, and 40K was carried out with gamma-spectometry method, using the High Purity Germanium detector (HPGe) of Canberra Company. The main aim of this effort was the establishment of the existence of the natural radionuclides in the carbonate sequence, as well as their concentration in the clastic sequence, due to their secondary migration from the already identified phosphatic deposits of the adjacent areas. None of the studied geological formations of the study area presented exaggerating activity concentration of natural radionuclides values. The carbonate sequence in terms of the studied natural radionuclides was characterized as quite poor, contrasting to the clastic sequence, which generally showed increasing activity concentration of natural radionuclides values. Finally, based on the concentrations traced in the contemporary fluvial deposits of the study area, the Quaternary sediments of the area were characterized as sufficiently enriched, concluding to the existence of contemporary source of natural radionuclides through horizontal faults. Concluding, the Eocene – Oligocene clastic sequences of Ag. Panton Flysch and the Quaternary sediments of the area, are not characterized as immediately preferred formations for the usage of aggregate materials, while additionally a more extensive research in the Quaternary formations of External Ionian Zone is suggested.