Published 2016 | Version v1
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Radiological health assessment due to gamma radiation levels of natural radioactivity of soil in vicinity of Nichahoma lignite belt, Kashmir Valley

Creators

  • 1. Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Srinagar (India). Dept. of Radiological Physics and Bio-engineering
  • 2. VIT Univ., Tamil Nadu (India). School of Advanced Sciences
  • 3. Kashmir Univ., Srinagar (India). Dept. of Physics
  • 4. Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Srinagar (India). Div. of Biostatistics
  • 5. Osmania Univ., Hyderabad (India). Dept. of Physics

Description

The measurements of activity concentrations in soil of the lignite belt and soil of the villages surrounding the lignite belt have been carried out in order to present the radiological health hazards due to gamma radiation levels of the soil to general public. A low- background Pb-shielded gamma spectroscopic counting assembly utilizing NaI(Tl) detector was employed for the measurements. The activity concentration of radionuclides have been determined and compared with the international and national recommended values. A correlation analysis was also performed in order to predict the contribution of the respective nuclides towards the measured dose rate and to the find the existence of these radioactive nuclides together in the study area.

Additional details

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Radiochimica Acta
Journal Volume
104
Journal Issue
6
Journal Page Range
p. 435-444
ISSN
0033-8230
CODEN
RAACAP

INIS

Country of Publication
Germany
Country of Input or Organization
Germany
INIS RN
47097798
Subject category
S63: RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGANISMS AND BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS;
Descriptors DEI
CONCENTRATION RATIO; DOSE RATES; GAMMA RADIATION; GEOLOGIC FORMATIONS; HUMAN POPULATIONS; INDIA; LIGNITE; NATURAL RADIOACTIVITY; POTASSIUM 40; PUBLIC HEALTH; RADIATION DETECTORS; RADIATION HAZARDS; RADIUM 226; SOILS; THORIUM 232
Descriptors DEC
ACTINIDE NUCLEI; ALKALINE EARTH ISOTOPES; ALPHA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; ASIA; BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BETA-PLUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BROWN COAL; CARBON 14 DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; CARBONACEOUS MATERIALS; COAL; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DIMENSIONLESS NUMBERS; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; ELECTRON CAPTURE RADIOISOTOPES; ENERGY SOURCES; EVEN-EVEN NUCLEI; FOSSIL FUELS; FUELS; HAZARDS; HEALTH HAZARDS; HEAVY ION DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; HEAVY NUCLEI; IONIZING RADIATIONS; ISOMERIC TRANSITION ISOTOPES; ISOTOPES; LIGHT NUCLEI; MATERIALS; MEASURING INSTRUMENTS; NANOSECONDS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; NUCLEI; ODD-ODD NUCLEI; POPULATIONS; POTASSIUM ISOTOPES; RADIATIONS; RADIOACTIVITY; RADIOISOTOPES; RADIUM ISOTOPES; SPONTANEOUS FISSION RADIOISOTOPES; THORIUM ISOTOPES; YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES