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Cancer occurrence in the high natural background radiation area of Kerala coast

Abstract

In order to assess the health effects if any, in populations living in high background radiation areas, the Department of Atomic Energy has sanctioned a 5-year project to establish a Registry covering Karunagappally taluk. The study proposes to cover a population of about 1,00,000 persons living in high background radiation areas where the radiation levels range anywhere between 10 and 825 {mu}R/h inside the houses; for comparison the study proposes to cover another 3,00,000 persons living in nearby normal areas where the natural radiation levels range between 6 and 200 {mu} R/h. The data collected so far in the first 2.5 years are presented in this paper which covers a population of about 1,10,000 persons living in three villages. No attempt is made to interpret the data at this preliminary stage. (author). 7 tabs.
Authors:
Krishnan Nair, M; Sreedevi Amma, N; Ramachandran, T P; Cherian, Varghese; Jayalakshmy, P; Mani, K S; Boban, T G; Jayadevan, S; Gangadharan, P [1] 
  1. Natural Background Radiation Registry, Karunagappally, Kollam (India)
Publication Date:
Dec 31, 1994
Product Type:
Conference
Report Number:
CONF-9403234-
Reference Number:
SCA: 560151; 560101; PA: AIX-26:059509; EDB-95:132120; SN: 95001462211
Resource Relation:
Conference: 3. national symposium on environment with special emphasis on high background radiation areas, Thiruvananthapuram (India), 1-4 Mar 1994; Other Information: PBD: 1994; Related Information: Is Part Of Proceedings of the third national symposium on environment with special emphasis on high background radiation areas; Nair, N.B.; Eapen, C.D.; Bapat, V.N.; Sadasivan, S. [eds.] [Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Bombay (India). Environmental Assessment Div.]; Gangadharan, P. [ed.] [Natural Background Radiation Registry, Kollam (India)]; PB: 293 p.
Subject:
56 BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE, APPLIED STUDIES; HUMAN POPULATIONS; DATA ACQUISITION; RADIATION DOSES; NEOPLASMS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; BACKGROUND RADIATION; BIOLOGICAL RADIATION EFFECTS; INDIA; LOW DOSE IRRADIATION; NATURAL RADIOACTIVITY; SHORES; THERMOLUMINESCENT DOSIMETRY
OSTI ID:
101384
Research Organizations:
Department of Atomic Energy, Bombay (India). Board of Research in Nuclear Sciences
Country of Origin:
India
Language:
English
Other Identifying Numbers:
TRN: IN9500962059509
Submitting Site:
INIS
Size:
pp. 61-63
Announcement Date:
Jan 16, 2004

Citation Formats

Krishnan Nair, M, Sreedevi Amma, N, Ramachandran, T P, Cherian, Varghese, Jayalakshmy, P, Mani, K S, Boban, T G, Jayadevan, S, and Gangadharan, P. Cancer occurrence in the high natural background radiation area of Kerala coast. India: N. p., 1994. Web.
Krishnan Nair, M, Sreedevi Amma, N, Ramachandran, T P, Cherian, Varghese, Jayalakshmy, P, Mani, K S, Boban, T G, Jayadevan, S, & Gangadharan, P. Cancer occurrence in the high natural background radiation area of Kerala coast. India.
Krishnan Nair, M, Sreedevi Amma, N, Ramachandran, T P, Cherian, Varghese, Jayalakshmy, P, Mani, K S, Boban, T G, Jayadevan, S, and Gangadharan, P. 1994. "Cancer occurrence in the high natural background radiation area of Kerala coast." India.
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title = {Cancer occurrence in the high natural background radiation area of Kerala coast}
author = {Krishnan Nair, M, Sreedevi Amma, N, Ramachandran, T P, Cherian, Varghese, Jayalakshmy, P, Mani, K S, Boban, T G, Jayadevan, S, and Gangadharan, P}
abstractNote = {In order to assess the health effects if any, in populations living in high background radiation areas, the Department of Atomic Energy has sanctioned a 5-year project to establish a Registry covering Karunagappally taluk. The study proposes to cover a population of about 1,00,000 persons living in high background radiation areas where the radiation levels range anywhere between 10 and 825 {mu}R/h inside the houses; for comparison the study proposes to cover another 3,00,000 persons living in nearby normal areas where the natural radiation levels range between 6 and 200 {mu} R/h. The data collected so far in the first 2.5 years are presented in this paper which covers a population of about 1,10,000 persons living in three villages. No attempt is made to interpret the data at this preliminary stage. (author). 7 tabs.}
place = {India}
year = {1994}
month = {Dec}
}