Assessment of radioactivity in the soil samples from Imphal city, India, and its radiological implication
The radioactivity concentration and the natural gamma absorbed dose rates of the terrestrial radionuclides (226Ra, 232Th, and 40K) have been determined in soil samples collected from twenty different locations of Imphal city, India, using high-purity germanium detector. The range of activity concent...
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| author | B Arunkumar Sharma Nabadwip Sarangthem Singh Priya Thiyam Devi Hirakendu Basu Sudeshna Saha R K Singhal |
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| description | The radioactivity concentration and the natural gamma absorbed dose rates of the terrestrial radionuclides (226Ra, 232Th, and 40K) have been determined in soil samples collected from twenty different locations of Imphal city, India, using high-purity germanium detector. The range of activity concentration of 226Ra, 232Th, and 40K in the soil from the studied areas varies from 30.3 Bq/kg (Phayeng) to 155.5 Bq/kg (Lamphel), 21.2 Bq/kg (Yairipok) to 257.1 Bq/kg (Lamphel), and 287.4 Bq/kg (Uchiwa) to 2209.3 Bq/kg (Changangei) with overall mean values of 94.1 Bq/kg, 146.5 Bq/kg and 1222.9 Bq/kg, respectively. The absorbed dose rate and annual effective outdoor dose in the study area range from 61.0 nGyh−1 and 0.4 mSv (Laphupat Tera) to 294.4 nGyh−1 and 1.1 mSv (Lamphel) with an average value of 182.9 nGyh−1 and 1.1 mSv. The external hazard index ranged from 0.4 to 1.8 with an average of 1.1. It was significant in 12 locations as it exceeded unity. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c0c9cc7ee16948a6a00eea45ea933efb2022-12-22T00:32:41ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsRadiation Protection and Environment0972-04642017-01-0140314915310.4103/rpe.RPE_28_17Assessment of radioactivity in the soil samples from Imphal city, India, and its radiological implicationB Arunkumar SharmaNabadwip Sarangthem SinghPriya Thiyam DeviHirakendu BasuSudeshna SahaR K SinghalThe radioactivity concentration and the natural gamma absorbed dose rates of the terrestrial radionuclides (226Ra, 232Th, and 40K) have been determined in soil samples collected from twenty different locations of Imphal city, India, using high-purity germanium detector. The range of activity concentration of 226Ra, 232Th, and 40K in the soil from the studied areas varies from 30.3 Bq/kg (Phayeng) to 155.5 Bq/kg (Lamphel), 21.2 Bq/kg (Yairipok) to 257.1 Bq/kg (Lamphel), and 287.4 Bq/kg (Uchiwa) to 2209.3 Bq/kg (Changangei) with overall mean values of 94.1 Bq/kg, 146.5 Bq/kg and 1222.9 Bq/kg, respectively. The absorbed dose rate and annual effective outdoor dose in the study area range from 61.0 nGyh−1 and 0.4 mSv (Laphupat Tera) to 294.4 nGyh−1 and 1.1 mSv (Lamphel) with an average value of 182.9 nGyh−1 and 1.1 mSv. The external hazard index ranged from 0.4 to 1.8 with an average of 1.1. It was significant in 12 locations as it exceeded unity.http://www.rpe.org.in/article.asp?issn=0972-0464;year=2017;volume=40;issue=3;spage=149;epage=153;aulast=SharmaAbsorbed gamma dose ratesalluvial soilhazard indexImphalnatural radioactivity |
| spellingShingle | B Arunkumar Sharma Nabadwip Sarangthem Singh Priya Thiyam Devi Hirakendu Basu Sudeshna Saha R K Singhal Assessment of radioactivity in the soil samples from Imphal city, India, and its radiological implication Radiation Protection and Environment Absorbed gamma dose rates alluvial soil hazard index Imphal natural radioactivity |
| title | Assessment of radioactivity in the soil samples from Imphal city, India, and its radiological implication |
| title_full | Assessment of radioactivity in the soil samples from Imphal city, India, and its radiological implication |
| title_fullStr | Assessment of radioactivity in the soil samples from Imphal city, India, and its radiological implication |
| title_full_unstemmed | Assessment of radioactivity in the soil samples from Imphal city, India, and its radiological implication |
| title_short | Assessment of radioactivity in the soil samples from Imphal city, India, and its radiological implication |
| title_sort | assessment of radioactivity in the soil samples from imphal city india and its radiological implication |
| topic | Absorbed gamma dose rates alluvial soil hazard index Imphal natural radioactivity |
| url | http://www.rpe.org.in/article.asp?issn=0972-0464;year=2017;volume=40;issue=3;spage=149;epage=153;aulast=Sharma |
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