Spatial distribution of fallout 137Cs in the marine environment of Kudankulam and its comparison with Indian and Asia-Pacific regional seawater
Benchmarking the fallout 137Cs in the coastal marine environment assumes significance in view of expansion of nuclear power plants (NPPs) in India and the Asia-Pacific region. This paper presents a snapshot of 137Cs activity in marine coastal water samples collected around Kudankulam NPPsite across...
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| author | B Vijayakumar G Thomas B S Selvi P M Ravi R M Tripathi |
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| description | Benchmarking the fallout 137Cs in the coastal marine environment assumes significance in view of expansion of nuclear power plants (NPPs) in India and the Asia-Pacific region. This paper presents a snapshot of 137Cs activity in marine coastal water samples collected around Kudankulam NPPsite across a 50 km stretch from Kanyakumari to Uvari and attempts to compare with the 137Cs concentration observed across Indian coastal region and Asia-Pacific regional seawater. 137Cs activity of the Kudankulam coast ranges from ≤0.40 to 1.92 mBq/L with a geometric mean (GM) value of 1.0 mBq/L. In general, 137Cs activity in seawater of the entire Indian coastal region varies from 0.30 to 1.25 mBq/L, which may be considered as global fallout. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e8f026341d63444b8cb83bc15875f19e2022-12-22T00:01:59ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsRadiation Protection and Environment0972-04642018-01-01411121510.4103/rpe.RPE_19_18Spatial distribution of fallout 137Cs in the marine environment of Kudankulam and its comparison with Indian and Asia-Pacific regional seawaterB VijayakumarG ThomasB S SelviP M RaviR M TripathiBenchmarking the fallout 137Cs in the coastal marine environment assumes significance in view of expansion of nuclear power plants (NPPs) in India and the Asia-Pacific region. This paper presents a snapshot of 137Cs activity in marine coastal water samples collected around Kudankulam NPPsite across a 50 km stretch from Kanyakumari to Uvari and attempts to compare with the 137Cs concentration observed across Indian coastal region and Asia-Pacific regional seawater. 137Cs activity of the Kudankulam coast ranges from ≤0.40 to 1.92 mBq/L with a geometric mean (GM) value of 1.0 mBq/L. In general, 137Cs activity in seawater of the entire Indian coastal region varies from 0.30 to 1.25 mBq/L, which may be considered as global fallout.http://www.rpe.org.in/article.asp?issn=0972-0464;year=2018;volume=41;issue=1;spage=12;epage=15;aulast=Vijayakumar137Cs90SrAsia-PacificfalloutKudankulam |
| spellingShingle | B Vijayakumar G Thomas B S Selvi P M Ravi R M Tripathi Spatial distribution of fallout 137Cs in the marine environment of Kudankulam and its comparison with Indian and Asia-Pacific regional seawater Radiation Protection and Environment 137Cs 90Sr Asia-Pacific fallout Kudankulam |
| title | Spatial distribution of fallout 137Cs in the marine environment of Kudankulam and its comparison with Indian and Asia-Pacific regional seawater |
| title_full | Spatial distribution of fallout 137Cs in the marine environment of Kudankulam and its comparison with Indian and Asia-Pacific regional seawater |
| title_fullStr | Spatial distribution of fallout 137Cs in the marine environment of Kudankulam and its comparison with Indian and Asia-Pacific regional seawater |
| title_full_unstemmed | Spatial distribution of fallout 137Cs in the marine environment of Kudankulam and its comparison with Indian and Asia-Pacific regional seawater |
| title_short | Spatial distribution of fallout 137Cs in the marine environment of Kudankulam and its comparison with Indian and Asia-Pacific regional seawater |
| title_sort | spatial distribution of fallout 137cs in the marine environment of kudankulam and its comparison with indian and asia pacific regional seawater |
| topic | 137Cs 90Sr Asia-Pacific fallout Kudankulam |
| url | http://www.rpe.org.in/article.asp?issn=0972-0464;year=2018;volume=41;issue=1;spage=12;epage=15;aulast=Vijayakumar |
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