Study on radon concentration in groundwater of Sira and Tiptur taluk of Tumkur district, Karnataka, India

A study on radon concentration in groundwater samples collected from different villages of Sira and Tiptur taluk of Tumkur district has been conducted using emanometry method, and the effective dose to the public was estimated. The geometric mean of the activity concentration of dissolved radon was...

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Main Authors: M B Karthik Kumar, N Nagaiah, Gladys Mathews, M R Ambika
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Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2017-01-01
Series:Radiation Protection and Environment
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Online Access:http://www.rpe.org.in/article.asp?issn=0972-0464;year=2017;volume=40;issue=1;spage=13;epage=17;aulast=Karthik
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description A study on radon concentration in groundwater samples collected from different villages of Sira and Tiptur taluk of Tumkur district has been conducted using emanometry method, and the effective dose to the public was estimated. The geometric mean of the activity concentration of dissolved radon was found to be 39.13 ± 1.99 and 3.78 ± 0.05 Bq/L for Sira and Tiptur taluk, respectively. The total annual effective dose for adult, children, and infants was also estimated and was found to be 0.20, 0.18, and 0.31 mSv/year, respectively, in Sira taluk and 0.019, 0.017, and 0.029 mSv/year in Tiptur taluk, respectively. Water samples were also analyzed for the physicochemical parameters to assess the quality of drinking water and also to understand the influence of these parameters on dissolved radon concentration. Poor correlation was observed between dissolved radon concentration and pH in both taluks.
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spelling doaj.art-24cdaa2a41bc4b1fb0c9da432f2685562022-12-21T19:42:38ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsRadiation Protection and Environment0972-04642017-01-01401131710.4103/rpe.RPE_54_16Study on radon concentration in groundwater of Sira and Tiptur taluk of Tumkur district, Karnataka, IndiaM B Karthik KumarN NagaiahGladys MathewsM R AmbikaA study on radon concentration in groundwater samples collected from different villages of Sira and Tiptur taluk of Tumkur district has been conducted using emanometry method, and the effective dose to the public was estimated. The geometric mean of the activity concentration of dissolved radon was found to be 39.13 ± 1.99 and 3.78 ± 0.05 Bq/L for Sira and Tiptur taluk, respectively. The total annual effective dose for adult, children, and infants was also estimated and was found to be 0.20, 0.18, and 0.31 mSv/year, respectively, in Sira taluk and 0.019, 0.017, and 0.029 mSv/year in Tiptur taluk, respectively. Water samples were also analyzed for the physicochemical parameters to assess the quality of drinking water and also to understand the influence of these parameters on dissolved radon concentration. Poor correlation was observed between dissolved radon concentration and pH in both taluks.http://www.rpe.org.in/article.asp?issn=0972-0464;year=2017;volume=40;issue=1;spage=13;epage=17;aulast=KarthikDissolved radoningestion doseinhalation dosephysicochemical parameters
spellingShingle M B Karthik Kumar
N Nagaiah
Gladys Mathews
M R Ambika
Study on radon concentration in groundwater of Sira and Tiptur taluk of Tumkur district, Karnataka, India
Radiation Protection and Environment
Dissolved radon
ingestion dose
inhalation dose
physicochemical parameters
title Study on radon concentration in groundwater of Sira and Tiptur taluk of Tumkur district, Karnataka, India
title_full Study on radon concentration in groundwater of Sira and Tiptur taluk of Tumkur district, Karnataka, India
title_fullStr Study on radon concentration in groundwater of Sira and Tiptur taluk of Tumkur district, Karnataka, India
title_full_unstemmed Study on radon concentration in groundwater of Sira and Tiptur taluk of Tumkur district, Karnataka, India
title_short Study on radon concentration in groundwater of Sira and Tiptur taluk of Tumkur district, Karnataka, India
title_sort study on radon concentration in groundwater of sira and tiptur taluk of tumkur district karnataka india
topic Dissolved radon
ingestion dose
inhalation dose
physicochemical parameters
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