Published 2012 | Version v1
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Concentration of 210Po in local foodstuffs grown nearby High Background Areas (HBRA)

  • 1. Center for Environmental Nuclear Research, Sri Ramaswamy Memorial University, Kattunkulathur (India)
  • 2. Internal Dosimetry Section, Health Physics Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai (India)

Description

210Po is the decay product of natural radionuclide of 238U series. The presence of a radionuclide migrates from soil > plant > food and ingested by the humans residing in the areas of syentite rocks nearby the High Background Radiation Area's (HBRA). The food samples were studied by Market Basket Study (MBS). The average concentration of 210Po in foodstuffs like green leafy vegetables, other vegetables, roots and tubers; fruits, fish, other flesh foods, milk and cereals were 1671 ± 163.3, 28.2 ± 7.3, 320 ± 99, 53 ± 17.5, 251.5 ± 54.5, 37 ± 14.5, 16 ± 6 and 230 ± 75 mBq. Kg-1 fresh weight. (author)

Part of:
Proceedings of the nineteenth national symposium on radiation physics: research and application of radiation physics - perspective and prospective

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Publishing Information

Publisher
Indian Society for Radiation Physics
Imprint Place
Mumbai (India)
Imprint Title
Proceedings of the nineteenth national symposium on radiation physics: research and application of radiation physics - perspective and prospective
Imprint Pagination
636 p.
Journal Page Range
p. 562-563

Conference

Title
19. national symposium on radiation physics
Acronym
NSRP-19
Dates
12-14 Dec 2012
Place
Mamallapuram (India)

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Notes
9 refs., 1 tab.