Published June 2004 | Version v1
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A survey of surface γ-dose rate in relation to radon concentrations in soil and spring water at Budhakedar, Tehri Garhwal (Uttaranchal)

Creators

  • 1. Department of Physics, H.N.B. Garhwal University, Tehri Garhwal (India)

Description

Gamma dose rate survey at various radon measurement sites was carried out in high radiation background area at Budhakedar in order to assess any possible correlation between radon concentration in soil and water. Radon concentrations in spring water varies from 5 Bq/l to 3047 Bq/l with mean value 490 Bq/l, while in soil it varies from 119 Bq/m3 to 17.1 kBq/m3 with average value 5.6 kBq/m3. Average a-dose rate in the region w recorded 58.7 iR/h with minimum and maximum values 32.4 iR/h and 83.6 iR/h, respectively. A weak correlation was observed between gamma dose rate and radon concentration in soil gas. However no correlation was found between gamma dose rate and radon concentration in spring water. (author)

Part of:
Proceedings of the thirteenth national symposium on environment. Focal theme: mining of energy resources - environmental management

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Publishing Information

Publisher
Board of Research in Nuclear Sciences
Imprint Place
Mumbai (India)
Imprint Title
Proceedings of the thirteenth national symposium on environment. Focal theme: mining of energy resources - environmental management
Imprint Pagination
535 p.
Journal Page Range
p. 297-299

Conference

Title
13. national symposium on environment
Acronym
NSE-13
Dates
5-7 Jun 2004
Place
Shillong (India)

INIS

Country of Publication
India
Country of Input or Organization
India
INIS RN
35096523
Subject category
S54: ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
BACKGROUND RADIATION; DOSE RATES; GAMMA RADIATION; NATURAL RADIOACTIVITY; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIONUCLIDE MIGRATION; RADON; RADON 222; SOILS; SPRINGS; WATER
Descriptors DEC
ALPHA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; DAYS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; ELEMENTS; ENVIRONMENTAL TRANSPORT; EVEN-EVEN NUCLEI; FLUIDS; GASES; HEAVY NUCLEI; HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS; IONIZING RADIATIONS; ISOTOPES; MACHINE PARTS; MASS TRANSFER; MONITORING; NONMETALS; NUCLEI; OXYGEN COMPOUNDS; RADIATIONS; RADIOACTIVITY; RADIOISOTOPES; RADON ISOTOPES; RARE GASES

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Notes
5 refs., 1 fig., 1 tab.