Published January 2000 | Version v1
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A correlation study between radon in dwellings and radium content in soil

Creators

  • 1. Defence Lab., Ratanada Palace, Jodhpur (India)
  • 2. Environmental Assessment Div., Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai (India)

Description

The radiation released on decay of the short lived decay products of radon imparts the lung dose to which increased risk of lung cancer is attributed. It is essential to study the radon measurements in dwellings and radon has been measured. The samples have been collected from the nearby locations where radon have been estimated. 40K, 226Ra and 232Th have been estimated in soil samples using gamma spectrometry technique. Further, radium equivalent activity (Raeq) has also been determined and correlation of radon levels with radium content in soil and granite samples have also been investigated in this study. (author)

Part of:
Solid state nuclear track detectors and applications

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Publishing Information

Publisher
Guru Nanak Dev University
Imprint Place
Amritsar (India)
Imprint Title
Solid state nuclear track detectors and applications
Imprint Pagination
356 p.
Journal Page Range
p. 268-274

Conference

Title
11. national symposium on solid state nuclear track detectors and applications
Acronym
SSNTD-98
Dates
12-14 Oct 1998
Place
Amritsar (India)

INIS

Country of Publication
India
Country of Input or Organization
India
INIS RN
31041872
Subject category
S54: ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
DIELECTRIC TRACK DETECTORS; GAMMA SPECTROSCOPY; INDOOR AIR CONTAMINATION; POTASSIUM 40; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIUM; RADIUM 226; RADON; SEASONAL VARIATIONS; SOILS; THORIUM 232
Descriptors DEC
ACTINIDE NUCLEI; ALKALINE EARTH ISOTOPES; ALKALINE EARTH METALS; ALPHA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BETA-PLUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; CARBON 14 DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; CONTAMINATION; ELECTRON CAPTURE RADIOISOTOPES; ELEMENTS; EVEN-EVEN NUCLEI; FLUIDS; GASES; HEAVY ION DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; HEAVY NUCLEI; ISOMERIC TRANSITION ISOTOPES; ISOTOPES; LIGHT NUCLEI; MEASURING INSTRUMENTS; METALS; MONITORING; NANOSEC LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; NONMETALS; NUCLEI; ODD-ODD NUCLEI; POTASSIUM ISOTOPES; RADIATION DETECTORS; RADIOISOTOPES; RADIUM ISOTOPES; RARE GASES; SPECTROSCOPY; SPONTANEOUS FISSION RADIOISOTOPES; THORIUM ISOTOPES; VARIATIONS; YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES

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Notes
8 refs., 1 fig., 3 tabs.