Monazite Sands as the Component of Radiological Risk for Beaches of the Kerch-Taman Coasts

I. S. Podymov, T. M. Podymova

Southern Branch of the P.P. Shirshov Institute of Oceanology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Gelendzhik, Russia

Abstract

The results of investigations concerning of radioactive sands at the beaches of the Black and Azov seas in the region of Taman Peninsula are given. Observational data say about the risks of possible exposure to radiation of population during the holiday season. These materials can find use in the detection of radioactive sands and during the implementation of protective measure.

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