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Estimation of radon exhalation rate in Gopalpur beach sand samples Orissa, Eastern India

  • 1. Department of Applied Science, Vivekanada College of Technology and Management, Aligarh (India)
  • 2. B.B.A. University Vidya Vihar, Lucknow (India)
  • 3. Department of Geology and Geophysics, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharaghpur (India)
  • 4. Inter-University Accelerator Centre, New Delhi (India)

Description

In the present studies radon exhalation rates in sand samples collected from Gopalpur beach placer deposit in Orissa are measured by using 'Sealed can technique' using type LR 115-II nuclear track detectors. Radon activities are found to vary from 371.4 ± 23.0 to 800.0 ± 33.8 Bqm-3 with an average value of 549.2 ± 27.8 Bqm-3. Surface exhalation rates in these samples are found to vary from 133.4 ± 8.3 to 287.7 ± 12.1 mBqm-2h-1 with an average value of 197.2 ± 9.9 mBqm-2h-1, whereas, mass exhalation rates vary from 5.1 ± 0.3 to 11.1 ± 0.5 mBqkg-1h-1 with an average of 7.6 ± 0.4 mBqkg-1h-1. (author)

Part of:
Proceedings of the DAE-BRNS fifth symposium on nuclear analytical chemistry

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Publishing Information

Publisher
Bhabha Atomic Research Centre
Imprint Place
Mumbai (India)
Imprint Title
Proceedings of the DAE-BRNS fifth symposium on nuclear analytical chemistry
Imprint Pagination
603 p.
Journal Page Range
p. 326-327

Conference

Title
5. DAE-BRNS symposium on nuclear analytical chemistry
Acronym
NAC-V
Dates
20-24 Jan 2014
Place
Mumbai (India)

INIS

Country of Publication
India
Country of Input or Organization
India
INIS RN
45055659
Subject category
S54: ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS; RADIATION DOSES; RADIATION MONITORING; RADON; SAND
Descriptors DEC
DOSES; ELEMENTS; FLUIDS; GASES; MONITORING; NONMETALS; RARE GASES

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