The Radiological Impact of ²¹⁰Pb and ²¹⁰Po Released from the Iron- and Steel-Making Plant ILVA in Taranto (Italy) on the Environment and the Public

Table 10

The ²¹⁰Po and ²¹⁰Pb activity concentrations in atmospheric particulate collected from the area of the ILVA Taranto (AP 1-12) on 11–17 November 2008 and from Castel Romano Roma (AP 13) on 19–29 November 2008.

Sample code	Sampling site	Aerodynamic diameter, µm	Po yield, %	^210Po, μBq m^−3	^210Po, kBq kg^−1	Pb yield, %	^210Pb, 𝜇Bq m^−3	^210Pb, kBq kg^−1	^210Po/^210Pb
AP7	Via Machiavelli	≤2.5	92.5	130±6	6.79±0.29	84.5	975±41	50.9±2.2	0.133
AP8	Via Machiavelli	≤2.5	96.9	214±9	15.4±0.7	85.2	1054±45	75.8±3.2	0.203
AP9	Via Machiavelli	≤2.5	90.2	83.5±4.2	17.7±0.9	91.0	362±15	76.4±3.3	0.231
AP10	Cisi	≤2.5	99.8	75.0±3.7	12.8±0.6	90.0	464±20	79.1±3.4	0.162
AP11	Cisi	≤2.5	96.6	65.9±6.8	17.2±1.8	90.3	444±20	116±5	0.148
AP12	Cisi	≤2.5	96.7	45.8±2.7	9.11±0.5	82.8	298±13	59.2±2.5	0.154
AP1	Via Machiavelli	≤10	91.2	128±7	4.18±0.22	94.8	1083±46	35.3±1.5	0.118
AP2	Via Machiavelli	≤10	96.2	226±11	10.3±0.5	91.4	1099±46	49.9±2.1	0.206
AP3	Via Machiavelli	≤10	100.0	77.9±3.8	7.93±0.39	95.8	358±15	36.5±1.6	0.217
AP4	Cisi	≤10	93.0	81.5±3.9	5.49±0.26	91.4	484±21	32.5±1.4	0.169
AP5	Cisi	≤10	91.6	77.2±7.5	3.60±0.35	90.3	520±23	24.2±1.1	0.149
AP6	Cisi	≤10	100.1	43.1±2.0	3.63±0.17	87.2	331±14	27.9±1.2	0.130
Mean ± 1SD		—	95.4±3.6	104±60	9.50±5.18	89.6±4.0	623±325	55.3±27.2	0.168±0.037
Range		—	90.2–100.1	43.1–226	3.60–17.7	82.8–95.8	298–1099	24.2–116	0.118–0.231
AP 13	Castel Romano, Roma	≤10	96.7	48.5±3.3	2.28±0.15	84.2	399±17	18.7±0.8	0.122