文摘
Mangroves are essential for protecting coastal environments and biodiversity; however few studies encompass the distribution of radionuclides in soils from these ecosystems. By applying high resolution gamma-ray spectrometry, natural radionuclides were quantified in soils from the Chico Science Mangrove and Rio Formoso Mangrove (RFM), areas subjected to different human impacts. The activity concentrations of 226Ra and 228Ra were quite similar for the mangroves despite the differences found for 40K. Moreover, no correlation with the environmental impacts on the mangroves was observed, although RFM soil was 40K-enriched compared to deep sediments from other estuaries in the world. Keywords Environmental radioactivity Mangrove Gamma-gay spectrometry