Published June 2015
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Journal article
Risk assessment of exposure to radon concentration and heavy metal analysis in drinking water samples in some areas of Jammu and Kashmir, India
- 1. DAV College, Amritsar, Punjab (India). Department of Physics
- 2. Punjab Technical University, Jalandhar, Punjab (India). Department of Applied Sciences
- 3. DAV College, Amritsar, Punjab (India). Department of Chemistry
- 4. Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, Punjab (India). Department of Physics
Description
Radon concentration was measured in drinking water samples in some areas of Jammu & Kashmir, India, using RAD 7, an electronic solid state silicon detector. The observed values of radon concentration in some samples exceed the safe limit as recommended by the US Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA). These samples were also analyzed for concentration of certain heavy elements like As, Pb, Zn, Cu, Hg, Ni, and Cd using inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectrometer (ICP-AES). The study was undertaken from the health hazard point of view. (author)
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry
- Journal Volume
- 304
- Journal Issue
- 3
- Journal Page Range
- p. 1009-1016
- ISSN
- 0236-5731
- CODEN
- JRNCDM
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Hungary
- Country of Input or Organization
- Hungary
- INIS RN
- 46049819
- Subject category
- S54: ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES;
- Descriptors DEI
- CONTAMINATION; DRINKING WATER; EMISSION SPECTROSCOPY; HEALTH HAZARDS; HEAVY METALS; ICP MASS SPECTROSCOPY; INDIA; RADON; SI SEMICONDUCTOR DETECTORS
- Descriptors DEC
- ASIA; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ELEMENTS; FLUIDS; GASES; HAZARDS; HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS; MASS SPECTROSCOPY; MEASURING INSTRUMENTS; METALS; NONMETALS; OXYGEN COMPOUNDS; RADIATION DETECTORS; RARE GASES; SEMICONDUCTOR DETECTORS; SPECTROSCOPY; WATER
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