Published 1999 | Version v1
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Radon and thoron progeny levels in Udagamandalam taluk of Nilgiris biosphere in Tamilnadu

Creators

  • 1. Solid State and Radiation Physics Lab., Dept. of Physics, Bharathiar Univ., Coimbatore (India)
  • 2. Safety Research and Health Physics Group, Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research, Kalpakkam (India)

Description

The estimation of concentration of airborne radon-thoron and their daughter products in 32 dwellings of different nature in Udagamandalam taluk of Nilgiris biosphere have been carried out using a high volume air sampler during summer period. The estimated radon and thoron progeny concentrations ranged from 0.97 mWL to 11.92 mWL and 0.89 mWL to 14.56 mWL with a geometric mean of 5.12 mWL and 6.27 mWL respectively. It has been observed that the thoron progeny level is higher than that of radon progeny level. (author)

Part of:
Proceedings of thirteenth national symposium on radiation physics: recent advances and future scenarios in accelerator radiation physics

Additional details

Publishing Information

Publisher
Indian Society for Radiation Physics
Imprint Place
Mumbai (India)
Imprint Title
Proceedings of thirteenth national symposium on radiation physics: recent advances and future scenarios in accelerator radiation physics
Imprint Pagination
685 p.
Journal Page Range
p. 296-302

Conference

Title
13. national symposium on radiation physics
Acronym
NSRP-13
Dates
21-23 Dec 1999
Place
Mangalagangotri (India)

INIS

Country of Publication
India
Country of Input or Organization
India
INIS RN
32004624
Subject category
S54: ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
DOSE RATES; ENVIRONMENT; INDOOR AIR CONTAMINATION; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIONUCLIDE MIGRATION; RADON; RADON 220
Descriptors DEC
ALPHA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; CONTAMINATION; ELEMENTS; ENVIRONMENTAL TRANSPORT; EVEN-EVEN NUCLEI; FLUIDS; GASES; HEAVY NUCLEI; ISOTOPES; MASS TRANSFER; MONITORING; NONMETALS; NUCLEI; RADIOISOTOPES; RADON ISOTOPES; RARE GASES; SECONDS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES

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Notes
11 refs., 2 figs., 1 tab.