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 11

The ²¹⁰Po and ²¹⁰Pb concentrations in μBq m⁻³ in atmospheric particulate (AP) collected from the area of the ILVA Taranto on 4–12 May 2009.

Sample code	Sampling site	Aerodynamic diameter, µm	Po yield, %	^210Po	Pb yield, %	^210Pb	^210Po/^210Pb
AP14	Alto Adige	≤2.5	100.3	246±15	95.5	730±32	0.337
AP15	Alto Adige	≤2.5	86.2	221±13	100	655±29	0.337
AP16	Via Machiavelli	≤2.5	100	217±12	100	618±27	0.352
AP17	Via Machiavelli	≤2.5	71.9	154±11	100	662±29	0.233
AP18	Via delle Sorgenti, Statte	≤10	88.5	193±12	95.1	647±28	0.299
AP19	Via delle Sorgenti, Statte	≤10	96.9	171±13	91.0	739±32	0.231
AP20	Via delle Sorgenti, Statte	≤10	90.8	265±16	100.9	986±42	0.268
AP21	Via delle Sorgenti, Statte	≤10	94.5	564±28	100	1038±44	0.543
AP22	San Vito	≤10	90.3	—	92.2	766±33	—
AP23	San Vito	≤10	70.5	399±23	76.7	1005±43	0.396
AP24	San Vito	≤10	97.5	475±23	100.4	1087±45	0.437
Mean ± 1SD		—	89.8±10.3	291±140	95.6±7.2	812±179	0.343±0.097
Range		—	70.5–100.3	154–564	76.7–100.9	618–1087	0.231–0.543