Published June 2003 | Version v1
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Study of uranium, radium and radon exhalation rate in soil samples from some areas of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, India using solid-state nuclear track detectors

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LR-115 plastic track detectors have been used for the measurement of radon exhalation rate and radium concentration in soil samples collected from some villages of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, India. Uranium concentration has also been determined in these soil samples using fission track technique. Radium concentration in soil samples has been found to vary from 11.54 to 26.71 Bq Kg-1, whereas uranium concentration varies from 0.75 to 2.06 ppm. The radon exhalation rate in these samples has been found to vary from 15.16 to 35.11 mBq Kg-1 h-1 (502.12 to 1162.64 mBq m-2 h-1)

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DOI
10.1016/S1350-4487(03)00152-5;
arXiv
arXiv:hep-ph/9811351v1;
PII
S1350448703001525;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Radiation Measurements
Journal Volume
36
Journal Issue
1-6
Journal Page Range
p. 363-366
ISSN
1350-4487
CODEN
RMEAEP

Conference

Title
21. international conference on nuclear tracks in solids
Dates
21-25 Oct 2003
Place
New Delhi (India)

INIS

Country of Publication
United Kingdom
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
35033308
Subject category
S58: GEOSCIENCES; S46: INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
DIELECTRIC TRACK DETECTORS; INDIA; PARTICLE TRACKS; PLASTICS; RADON; SOILS; URANIUM
Descriptors DEC
ACTINIDES; ASIA; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ELEMENTS; FLUIDS; GASES; MATERIALS; MEASURING INSTRUMENTS; METALS; NONMETALS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; ORGANIC POLYMERS; PETROCHEMICALS; PETROLEUM PRODUCTS; POLYMERS; RADIATION DETECTORS; RARE GASES; SYNTHETIC MATERIALS

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