Published December 2016 | Version v1
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A comprehensive study on natural radiation level in lesser Himalayan zone on the southern slopes of the Dhauladhar Range in Kangra Valley, Himachal Pradesh

Creators

  • 1. Central University of Himachal Pradesh, Dharamshala (India)
  • 2. Radiological Physics and Advisory Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai (India)

Description

Generation of a gamma dose rate map of both indoor and outdoor of the Bilaspur, and Kangra district of Himachal Pradesh; Mapping of radon, thoron and their decay products distribution in houses; Measurement of radon and thoron emission from the soil, and building materials and to see the trend in variation of these values with respect to different season; To measurement of dissolved radon in water samples collected from different water sources

Additional details

Publishing Information

Publisher
Central University of Himachal Pradesh
Imprint Place
Dharamshala (India)
Imprint Pagination
55 p.

INIS

Country of Publication
India
Country of Input or Organization
India
INIS RN
50036726
Subject category
S54: ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES;
Descriptors DEI
BUILDING MATERIALS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; GROUND WATER; HEALTH HAZARDS; INDOORS; NATURAL RADIOACTIVITY; RADIATION EFFECTS; RADON 220; SOILS
Descriptors DEC
ALPHA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; EVEN-EVEN NUCLEI; HAZARDS; HEAVY NUCLEI; HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS; ISOTOPES; MATERIALS; NUCLEI; OXYGEN COMPOUNDS; RADIOACTIVITY; RADIOISOTOPES; RADON ISOTOPES; SECONDS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; WATER

Optional Information

Notes
13 figs., 18 tabs.
Funding organization
Board of Research in Nuclear Sciences, Mumbai (India)