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Rajesh Mugalgaon A, Mugalgaon RS, Kerur BR, Rangaswamy DR. Estimation of radioactivity in soil and drinking water samples from Northern Gulbarga District of Karnataka. RADIATION PROTECTION DOSIMETRY 2023; 199:2481-2486. [PMID: 38126856 DOI: 10.1093/rpd/ncad246] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2023] [Revised: 08/05/2023] [Accepted: 08/14/2023] [Indexed: 12/23/2023]
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The gamma activity of the radionuclides238U, 232Th and 40K were measured in surface soil samples collected from 40 villages of Aland, Afzalpur, Ganaghapur and Kamalapur talukas of Northern Gulbarga district, Karnataka. The gamma activity of natural radionuclides were measured using 4" × 4" NaI (Tl) scintillation detector, the spectrum was analysed using a PC based 1 k MCA (winTMCA 32 scinti SPEC) and the 222Rn activity concentrations in drinking water were determined by the Emanometry method. The activity of 238U, 232Th and 40K was found to be in the range from 14.3 ± 0.3 to 64.5 ± 6.1, 15.4 ± 0.2 to 95.0 ± 4.1 and 21 ± 06 to 323 ± 09 Bq kg-1, respectively. Outdoor AED from 0.023 to 0.07 mSv y-1 and all the radiological hazards indices were well within the safe limit. The 222Rn activity in ground water is found to vary from 1.11 to 66.6 Bq l-1. The total annual effective doses due to 222Rn inhalation and ingestion range from 3.02 to 181.81 μSv y-1, respectively, with an average value of 77.18 μSv y-1.
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- Department of Studies and Research in Physics, Smt. V. G. College for Women, Kalaburagi, Karnataka 585102, India
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Kumar M, Kumar P, Agrawal A, Sahoo BK. Radon concentration measurement and effective dose assessment in drinking groundwater for the adult population in the surrounding area of a thermal power plant. JOURNAL OF WATER AND HEALTH 2022; 20:551-559. [PMID: 35350007 DOI: 10.2166/wh.2022.265] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Radon in the household water collected from hand pumps is measured using a continuous radon monitor. Water samples are collected from 25 villages from the surrounding regions of the National Capital Power Cooperation (NTPC), Dadri. The radon concentration ranges from 17±1 to 68±3 Bql-1 with a mean value of 33±13 Bql-1. The measured radon concentration in all collected samples lies well within the limit of 100 Bql-1as set by the World Health Organization (WHO). The mean values of the annual effective dose due to ingestion of radon and due to the inhalation of radon released from water are 84±33 and 167±65 μSvy-1, respectively. In addition, the mean values of estimated total annual effective doses are found to be 167±65 μSvy-1. The mean value of total annual effective doses is found to be higher than the reference dose level of 100 μSvy-1 recommended by the WHO and the United Nations Scientific Committee on the Effect of Atomic Radiation (UNSCEAR). The mean values of effective doses per annum to the lungs and stomach are 9.9±3.9 and 10.1±3.9 μSv, respectively.
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- Mukesh Kumar
- Department of Physics, S.V. College, Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh 202001, India E-mail:
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- Department of Physics, S.V. College, Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh 202001, India E-mail:
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- Department of Chemistry, D.S. College, Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh 202001, India
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- Radiological Physics and Advisory Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai, India
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222Rn measurements in drinking water and annual effective dose for the adult population around a coal-based and atomic power plant in Uttar Pradesh, India. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s10967-021-08125-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Banerjee K, Saravanan C, Fernandes MC, Kannan V, Purvaja R, Ramesh R. GROUNDWATER AND DRINKING WATER RADON CONCENTRATIONS IN THE COASTAL AND INTERIOR AREAS OF CHENNAI METRO CITY AND ITS IMPACT ON PUBLIC HEALTH. RADIATION PROTECTION DOSIMETRY 2021; 195:83-91. [PMID: 34355247 DOI: 10.1093/rpd/ncab117] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2021] [Revised: 06/21/2021] [Accepted: 07/12/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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One hundred forty-eight water samples were collected from in and around Chennai and 222Rn concentrations were measured using radon emanometry method. The average 222Rn concentration was estimated to be 6.88, 2.01, 1.17, 0.19 and 0.10 Bq L-1 for borewell water, openwell water, tank water, metro water and lake water, respectively, which were within the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (USEPA) Standard limit of 11.1 Bq L-1 and World Health Organization (WHO) global average 10 Bq L-1. The total effective dose obtained has varied from 0 to 157.57 μSv y-1 with ±10% standard deviation. The mean values were 19.608, 8.092, 4.692, 0.761 and 0.423 μSv y-1 for closed borewell, open well water, tank water, metro water and for lake water, respectively. All these values were below the reference point 0.1 mSv y-1 (100 μSv y-1) set by WHO.
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- Kakolee Banerjee
- National Centre for Sustainable Coastal Management, Anna University Campus, Guindy, Chennai 600025, India
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- National Centre for Sustainable Coastal Management, Anna University Campus, Guindy, Chennai 600025, India
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- National Centre for Sustainable Coastal Management, Anna University Campus, Guindy, Chennai 600025, India
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- National Centre for Sustainable Coastal Management, Anna University Campus, Guindy, Chennai 600025, India
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- National Centre for Sustainable Coastal Management, Anna University Campus, Guindy, Chennai 600025, India
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- National Centre for Sustainable Coastal Management, Anna University Campus, Guindy, Chennai 600025, India
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Sukanya S, Noble J, Joseph S. Factors controlling the distribution of radon ( 222Rn) in groundwater of a tropical mountainous river basin in southwest India. CHEMOSPHERE 2021; 263:128096. [PMID: 33297092 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2020.128096] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2020] [Revised: 08/19/2020] [Accepted: 08/21/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Studies on occurrence of radon in the environment are receiving growing attention worldwide due to its adverse impact on human health. Despite that, the dissolved radon in water is found to be a useful tracer in many hydrogeological studies. Although, several studies focused on the occurrence of high 222Rn in groundwater, the processes responsible for its variation is still not well understood. Hence, an attempt has been made in the present study to elucidate the underlying factors influencing the abundance 222Rn in hard rock (gneissic) aquifers of Karamana River Basin, southwest India. 222Rn in groundwater was analyzed in 71 dug wells during the pre-monsoon period of 2017. A large variability in 222Rn activities (170-68,350 Bq/m3) was noticed in groundwater and high activities were mainly seen in the khondalite formation. No significant dependencies between 222Rn activity and depth to water table, groundwater temperature and electrical conductivity were observed. However, majority of the presence of high 222Rn activity in groundwater matches with the location of lineaments. Furthermore, radium content in the host rock, degree of weathering and fracturing and the emanation coefficient of the rock were found to have an important bearing on the occurrence of radon in groundwater. The underlying factors influencing the abundance of radon in hard rock aquifers were also conceptualized. Thus, the study highlights the usefulness of 222Rn as a potential tool in delineating the macro-structural features like fractures/lineaments that are significant repositories of groundwater, which could be explored for groundwater development in hard rock terrains.
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- S Sukanya
- Department of Environmental Sciences, University of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram, 695581, India
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- Isotope and Radiation Application Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Trombay, Mumbai, 400 085, India.
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- Department of Environmental Sciences, University of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram, 695581, India
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Qadir RW, Asaad N, Qadir KW, Ahmad ST, Abdullah HY. Relationship between radon concentration and physicochemical parameters in groundwater of Erbil city, Iraq. JOURNAL OF RADIATION RESEARCH AND APPLIED SCIENCES 2020. [DOI: 10.1080/16878507.2020.1856588] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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- Analysis Laboratory, Erbil Environment Office, Erbil, Iraq
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- Department of Physics, College of Education, Salahaddin University-Erbil, Erbil, Iraq
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- School of Medicine, Koya University, Koya KOY45, Kurdistan Region F. R. Iraq
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- Physics Education Department, Faculty of Education, Tishk International University, Erbil, Iraq
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Abbasi A, Mirekhtiary F. Some physicochemical parameters and 226Ra concentration in groundwater samples of North Guilan, Iran. CHEMOSPHERE 2020; 256:127113. [PMID: 32460160 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2020.127113] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2020] [Revised: 05/14/2020] [Accepted: 05/16/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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The 226Ra concentration and some physicochemical parameters have been measured in thermal spring waters used for medical therapy and drinking purposes in the Astara basin of North Guilan, Iran. The radon emanation method was performed using the AB-5 photomultiplier tube to measure the 226Ra concentration in water samples. Also, the physicochemical parameters of the water were measured in situ using a portable multimeter-VWR multi. The average concentrations of 226Ra were ranged between 3.4 ± 0.06 to 38.2 ± 0.08 mBq l-1. For all samples, the 226Ra concentration values range is lower than the maximum admissible value recommended by the WHO report. The relation between the physicochemical parameters and 226Ra activity concentration of groundwater was assessed. The results indicate a significant correlation coefficient between 226Ra concentration and T, as well as acidity pH. Anomalously high 226Ra concentrations in groundwater are preferentially found in high temperate and electric conductivity along with the acidic environment.
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- Akbar Abbasi
- Faculty of Engineering, University of Kyrenia, Girne, via Mersin 10, Turkey; Faculty of Engineering, Near East University, Nicosia, via Mersin 10, Turkey.
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- Faculty of Engineering, Near East University, Nicosia, via Mersin 10, Turkey
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S S, D R R, E S, J S. Measurement of radon concentration in drinking water and natural radioactivity in soil and their radiological hazards. JOURNAL OF RADIATION RESEARCH AND APPLIED SCIENCES 2019. [DOI: 10.1080/16878507.2019.1693175] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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- Suresh S
- Department of Physics, M.P.E Society’s S.D.M Degree College, Honavar, India
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- Department of Studies & Research in Physics, Kuvempu University, Shivamogga, India
- Department of Physics, PES University, Bangalore, India
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- Department of Physics, IDSG Government College, Chikmagalur, India
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- Department of Studies & Research in Physics, Kuvempu University, Shivamogga, India
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Alomari AH, Saleh MA, Hashim S, Alsayaheen A, Abdeldin I, Bani Khalaf R. Measurement of gross alpha and beta activity concentration in groundwater of Jordan: groundwater quality, annual effective dose and lifetime risk assessment. JOURNAL OF WATER AND HEALTH 2019; 17:957-970. [PMID: 31850902 DOI: 10.2166/wh.2019.158] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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The current study was conducted to measure the activity concentration of the gross alpha and beta in 87 groundwater samples collected from the productive aquifers that constitute a major source of groundwater to evaluate the annual effective dose and the corresponding health impact on the population and to investigate the quality of groundwater in Jordan. The mean activity concentration of gross alpha and beta in groundwater ranges from 0.26 ± 0.03 to 3.58 ± 0.55 Bq L-1 and from 0.51 ± 0.07 to 3.43 ± 0.46 Bq L-1, respectively. A very strong relationship was found between gross alpha and beta activity concentrations. The annual effective dose for alpha and beta was found in the range of 0.32-2.40 mSv with a mean value of 0.89 mSv, which is nine times higher than the World Health Organization (WHO) recommended limit and one and half times higher than the national regulation limit. The mean lifetime risk was found to be 45.47 × 10-4 higher than the Jordanian estimated upper-bound lifetime risk of 25 × 10-4. The data obtained in the study would be the baseline for further epidemiological studies on health effects related to the exposure to natural radioactivity in Jordan.
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- Ahmad Hussein Alomari
- Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Skudai, Johore Bahru, Johore 81310, Malaysia E-mail:
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- Nuclear Engineering programme, Faculty of Chemical and Energy Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Skudai, Johore Bahru, Johore 81310, Malaysia
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- Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Skudai, Johore Bahru, Johore 81310, Malaysia E-mail:
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Sannappa J, Suresh S, Rangaswamy DR, Srinivasa E. Estimation of ambient gamma radiation dose and drinking water radon concentration in coastal taluks of Uttara Kannada district, Karnataka. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 2019. [DOI: 10.1007/s10967-019-06812-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Malyan SK, Singh R, Rawat M, Kumar M, Pugazhendhi A, Kumar A, Kumar V, Kumar SS. An overview of carcinogenic pollutants in groundwater of India. BIOCATALYSIS AND AGRICULTURAL BIOTECHNOLOGY 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bcab.2019.101288] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Asare-Donkor NK, Poku PA, Addison ECDK, Wemengah DD, Adimado AA. Measurement of radon concentration in groundwater in the Ashanti region of Ghana. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 2018. [DOI: 10.1007/s10967-018-5930-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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