Published 2014 | Version v1
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Estimation of naturally occurring and fallout radionuclides in soil samples from Mithivirdi, Bhavnagar environment

Creators

  • 1. Environmental Studies Section, Health Physics Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Kakrapar Atomic Power Station, Surat (India)
  • 2. Health Physics Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai (India)

Description

The greatest contribution to mankind's exposure comes from natural background radiation and the worldwide average annual effective dose per capita is 2.4 mSv (UNSCEAR, 2000). Soil radionuclide activity concentration is one of the main determinants of the natural background radiation. The most common terrestrial radionuclides that produce gamma rays are 238U and 232Th daughter products, primordial 40K and fallout level 137Cs. The primary objective of the present study is to determine the activity levels of 238U, 232Th, 40K and 137Cs in soil and their contribution to dose rate around Mithivirdi environment

Part of:
Proceedings of the thirty first IARP national conference on advances in radiation measurement systems and techniques: abstract book

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Publishing Information

Publisher
Bhabha Atomic Research Centre
Imprint Place
Mumbai (India)
Imprint Title
Proceedings of the thirty first IARP national conference on advances in radiation measurement systems and techniques: abstract book
Imprint Pagination
334 p.
Journal Page Range
p. 96

Conference

Title
31. IARP national conference on advances in radiation measurement systems and techniques
Acronym
IARPNC-2014
Dates
19-21 Mar 2014
Place
Mumbai (India)

INIS

Country of Publication
India
Country of Input or Organization
India
INIS RN
46053435
Subject category
S54: ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
CESIUM 137; DOSE RATES; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS; POTASSIUM 40; RADIATION MONITORING; SOILS; THORIUM 232; URANIUM 238
Descriptors DEC
ACTINIDE NUCLEI; ALPHA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BETA-PLUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; CESIUM ISOTOPES; ELECTRON CAPTURE RADIOISOTOPES; EVEN-EVEN NUCLEI; HEAVY NUCLEI; INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI; ISOMERIC TRANSITION ISOTOPES; ISOTOPES; LIGHT NUCLEI; MONITORING; NANOSECONDS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; NUCLEI; ODD-EVEN NUCLEI; ODD-ODD NUCLEI; POTASSIUM ISOTOPES; RADIOISOTOPES; SPONTANEOUS FISSION RADIOISOTOPES; THORIUM ISOTOPES; URANIUM ISOTOPES; YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES

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