Published September 2021 | Version v1
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Natural radioactivity in soils of Elephant hills, Tamilnadu, India

Creators

  • 1. Sri Sivasubramaniya Nadar College of Engineering, Kalavakkam, Tamilnadu (India). Department of Physics
  • 2. Anna University, Chennai (India). Institute for Ocean Management

Description

The aim of the present work is to determine the activity concentrations of natural radionuclides and the associated radiation hazards in soils of Elephant hills, Tamil Nadu, India using gamma-ray spectrometry. The average activity concentrations of 238U, 232Th and 40K are 52, 48, and 840 Bq kg-1respectively. The average dose rate of 89 nGy h-1 is nearly 1.5 times higher than the outdoor world average, but the average annual effective dose equivalent (AEDE) is less than the recommended limit of unity. Pearson correlation analysis indicates that 40K does not contribute to radioactivity in these soils. (author)

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry
Journal Volume
329
Journal Issue
3
Journal Page Range
p. 1261-1268
ISSN
0236-5731
CODEN
JRNCDM

INIS

Country of Publication
Hungary
Country of Input or Organization
Hungary
INIS RN
52102899
Subject category
S54: ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES;
Descriptors DEI
GAMMA SPECTROSCOPY; INDIA; NATURAL RADIOACTIVITY; POTASSIUM 40; RADIATION HAZARDS; SOILS; THORIUM 232; URANIUM 238
Descriptors DEC
ACTINIDE NUCLEI; ALPHA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; ASIA; BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BETA-PLUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ELECTRON CAPTURE RADIOISOTOPES; EVEN-EVEN NUCLEI; HAZARDS; HEALTH HAZARDS; HEAVY NUCLEI; ISOMERIC TRANSITION ISOTOPES; ISOTOPES; LIGHT NUCLEI; NANOSECONDS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; NUCLEI; ODD-ODD NUCLEI; POTASSIUM ISOTOPES; RADIOACTIVITY; RADIOISOTOPES; SPECTROSCOPY; SPONTANEOUS FISSION RADIOISOTOPES; THORIUM ISOTOPES; URANIUM ISOTOPES; YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES

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