Seven students from the Faculty of Agriculture and Technology participated in a prestigious summer internship at the University of Gothenburg in Sweden, specifically in a department focused on environmental radioactivity research. This internship was aimed at both practical skills and theoretical knowledge and covered several key areas.
One of the main activities involved selecting and designing optimal strategies for sampling in areas contaminated with radionuclides. The students were involved in planning and conducting a research study aimed at determining the concentrations of radionuclides in edible crops grown in these areas. The process included not only the collection of samples from the environment but also their subsequent laboratory processing. As part of sample processing, the students performed chemical separation of naturally occurring radionuclides, which is a key step for their detailed analysis.
The internship also included radiation spectral analysis, specifically alpha and gamma radiation, which the students used to accurately determine the amount and type of radionuclides in the samples. This comprehensive approach allowed them to gain a deeper understanding of the issue of environmental radioactive contamination and its impact on agriculture and the food chain.