Published 2018 | Version v1
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Assessment of radioactivity in drinking water samples from Gulbarga district Karnataka, India

Creators

  • 1. Department of Physics, Reshmi Post Graduate College, Kalaburagi (India)
  • 2. Department of Physics, Gulbarga University, Kalaburagi (India)
  • 3. Department of Physics, Kuvempu University, Shivamogha (India)

Description

Radon concentration was assessed in 20 water samples collected from hand pumps, tap water and bore wells collected from some areas of Gulbarga, Karnataka, India. Water samples were analyzed by using Emanometry method. 222Rn activity concentration in groundwater varies from 1.11 to 66.6 Bq L-1 with the mean value of 28.3 Bq L-1. About 35 % of the water samples actually used by the inhabitants of the region are having radon concentration greater than the MCL of 11Bql-1 recommended by EPA. (author)

Part of:
Proceedings of the twentieth national symposium on environment - challenges in energy resource management and climate change

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Publishing Information

Publisher
Bhabha Atomic Research Centre
Imprint Place
Mumbai (India)
Imprint Title
Proceedings of the twentieth national symposium on environment - challenges in energy resource management and climate change
Imprint Pagination
500 p.
Journal Page Range
p. 363-364

Conference

Title
20. national symposium on environment - challenges in energy resource management and climate change
Acronym
NSE-20
Dates
13-15 Dec 2018
Place
Gujarat (India)

INIS

Country of Publication
India
Country of Input or Organization
India
INIS RN
53083876
Subject category
S54: ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
CONCENTRATION RATIO; DOSE RATES; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS; GROUNDWATER RECHARGE; HEALTH HAZARDS; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIONUCLIDE MIGRATION; RADON 222
Descriptors DEC
ALPHA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; DAYS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; DIMENSIONLESS NUMBERS; ENVIRONMENTAL TRANSPORT; EVEN-EVEN NUCLEI; HAZARDS; HEAVY NUCLEI; ISOTOPES; MASS TRANSFER; MONITORING; NUCLEI; RADIOISOTOPES; RADON ISOTOPES

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