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Natural radioactivity in Indian foodstuffs

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  • 1. Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Bombay, India

Description

This paper presents results of gamma spectroscopic measurements of natural radioisotopes in some foodstuffs that form the principal ingredients of a composite Indian diet. A brief description of sampling and measurement procedures is given, along with the natural radioactivity from 40K, 226Ra, and 228Th. The assessment of daily intakes of these isotopes was made on the basis of average daily intake of foodstuffs for the people of Bombay and its environs. The average daily intakes of 226Ra, 228Th, and 40K were 3.8, 3.6, and 1960 pCi, respectively, for the period from 1970 to 1974

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Publishing Information

Imprint Title
Natural radiation environment III
Journal Page Range
p. 800-809.
Report number
CONF-780422--(Vol.1)

Conference

Title
Conference on natural radiation environment III.
Dates
23 - 28 Apr 1978.
Place
Houston, TX, USA.

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
12618579
Subject category
S63: RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGANISMS AND BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
DIET; FISHES; GAMMA SPECTRA; INDIA; INGESTION; NAI DETECTORS; NATURAL RADIOACTIVITY; POTASSIUM 40; POTATOES; RADIUM 226; RICE; SAMPLING; SPINACH; THORIUM 228; WHEAT
Descriptors DEC
ACTINIDE NUCLEI; ALPHA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; ANIMALS; AQUATIC ORGANISMS; ASIA; BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BETA-PLUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; CEREALS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ELECTRON CAPTURE RADIOISOTOPES; EVEN-EVEN NUCLEI; FOOD; GRAMINEAE; HEAVY NUCLEI; INTAKE; ISOTOPES; LIGHT NUCLEI; MEASURING INSTRUMENTS; NUCLEI; ODD-ODD NUCLEI; PLANTS; POTASSIUM ISOTOPES; RADIATION DETECTORS; RADIOACTIVITY; RADIOISOTOPES; RADIUM ISOTOPES; SCINTILLATION COUNTERS; SOLID SCINTILLATION DETECTORS; SPECTRA; THORIUM ISOTOPES; TUBERS; VEGETABLES; VERTEBRATES; YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES