Assessment of environmental pollution in Havana city using nuclear and related techniques

Abstract

Various nuclear and related analytical techniques applied to study different environmental problems in Havana city are presented. The environmental analysis by means of Neutron and Gamma Activation analyses, X-ray Fluorescence Atomic Abortion and Induced Coupled Plasma spectroscopies and Low Background , Gamma Spectrometry, have allowed to obtain important information about the behavior of heavy metals, antibiotics and radionuclides in sediments, urban and agricultural soils, waters, beach sands, urban dusts and agricultural products farmed in the Havana city.

Keywords

• medio ambiente
• impacto social
• cuba
• análisis por activación neutrónica
• análisis por fluorescencia de rayos x
• espectroscopía gamma
• áreas urbanas
• protección medioambiental