Published 2017 | Version v1
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Determination of radioactivity and the associated radiation hazards in sediments in and around Chennai coast

Creators

  • 1. Department of Physics, Sri Vari College of Education, Tiruvannamalai (India)
  • 2. Department of Physics, Government Arts College, Thiruvannamalai (India)
  • 3. Department of Physics, Dhivya Arts and Science College for Women, Chetpet (India)
  • 4. Department of Physics, SSN College of Engineering, Chennai (India)

Description

The analysis of natural radionuclides 238U, 232Th and 40K was carried out in sediment samples of in and around Chennai Coast, Tamilnadu using gamma ray spectrometry with NaI(Tl) detector. To assess the radiation hazards in sediment samples, absorbed dose rate and annual effective dose rate was calculated and compared internationally approved values. The average value of absorbed dose rate and annual effective dose rate was less than the recommended safety limits showing that sediments are free from radiation hazards. (author)

Part of:
Proceedings of the thirteenth DAE-BRNS nuclear and radiochemistry symposium

Additional details

Publishing Information

Publisher
Bhabha Atomic Research Centre
Imprint Place
Mumbai (India)
ISBN
81-8372-080-3
Imprint Title
Proceedings of the thirteenth DAE-BRNS nuclear and radiochemistry symposium
Imprint Pagination
750 p.
Journal Page Range
p. 656-657

Conference

Title
13. DAE-BRNS nuclear and radiochemistry symposium
Acronym
NUCAR-2017
Dates
6-10 Feb 2017
Place
Bhubaneswar (India)

INIS

Country of Publication
India
Country of Input or Organization
India
INIS RN
48054050
Subject category
S54: ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS; POTASSIUM 40; RADIATION HAZARDS; RADIATION MONITORING; THORIUM 232; URANIUM 238
Descriptors DEC
ACTINIDE NUCLEI; ALPHA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BETA-PLUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; ELECTRON CAPTURE RADIOISOTOPES; EVEN-EVEN NUCLEI; HAZARDS; HEALTH HAZARDS; HEAVY NUCLEI; ISOMERIC TRANSITION ISOTOPES; ISOTOPES; LIGHT NUCLEI; MONITORING; NANOSECONDS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; NUCLEI; ODD-ODD NUCLEI; POTASSIUM ISOTOPES; RADIOISOTOPES; SPONTANEOUS FISSION RADIOISOTOPES; THORIUM ISOTOPES; URANIUM ISOTOPES; YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES

Optional Information

Notes
3 refs., 3 figs., 1 tab.