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Exposure rates due to naturally occurring radioelements over parts of Singhbhum District, Bihar

Abstract

Airborne gamma ray spectrometric survey data from parts of Singhbhum Shear Zone (covering 16000 sq km.) have been used to calculate the average ground level exposure rates from naturally occurring radioelements potassium, uranium and thorium. The exposure rates vary in the range 0.4 to 46.0 {mu}R/hr. In addition to the above exposure rates, there will be a component due to cosmic background which will be constant throughout the area (3,767 {mu}R/h) and has been taken into account while computing the total dose. The highest levels of exposure to radioactivity were found in Jaduguda and Chhotanagpur region and were generally related to granitic rocks. The lowest levels are associated with Dalma lava. These exposure rates are found to be well below the maximum permissible rates as approved by the International Commission on Radiological Protection. (author). 14 refs., 4 tabs., 3 figs.
Authors:
Raghuwanshi, S S; Kulkarni, N H; Tewari, S G; Dwivedy, K K [1] 
  1. Department of Atomic Energy, Hyderabad (India). Atomic Minerals Division
Publication Date:
Dec 31, 1994
Product Type:
Conference
Report Number:
CONF-9403234-
Reference Number:
SCA: 560101; PA: AIX-26:059632; EDB-95:132095; SN: 95001462236
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; GRANITES; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; HUMAN POPULATIONS; BACKGROUND RADIATION; RADIATION DOSES; AERIAL MONITORING; CALIBRATION; DATA ANALYSIS; GAMMA SPECTROSCOPY; INDIA; NATURAL RADIOACTIVITY; POTASSIUM; RADIATION PROTECTION; THORIUM; URANIUM
OSTI ID:
101394
Research Organizations:
Department of Atomic Energy, Bombay (India). Board of Research in Nuclear Sciences
Country of Origin:
India
Language:
English
Other Identifying Numbers:
TRN: IN9500953059632
Submitting Site:
INIS
Size:
pp. 7-14
Announcement Date:
Jan 16, 2004

Citation Formats

Raghuwanshi, S S, Kulkarni, N H, Tewari, S G, and Dwivedy, K K. Exposure rates due to naturally occurring radioelements over parts of Singhbhum District, Bihar. India: N. p., 1994. Web.
Raghuwanshi, S S, Kulkarni, N H, Tewari, S G, & Dwivedy, K K. Exposure rates due to naturally occurring radioelements over parts of Singhbhum District, Bihar. India.
Raghuwanshi, S S, Kulkarni, N H, Tewari, S G, and Dwivedy, K K. 1994. "Exposure rates due to naturally occurring radioelements over parts of Singhbhum District, Bihar." India.
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title = {Exposure rates due to naturally occurring radioelements over parts of Singhbhum District, Bihar}
author = {Raghuwanshi, S S, Kulkarni, N H, Tewari, S G, and Dwivedy, K K}
abstractNote = {Airborne gamma ray spectrometric survey data from parts of Singhbhum Shear Zone (covering 16000 sq km.) have been used to calculate the average ground level exposure rates from naturally occurring radioelements potassium, uranium and thorium. The exposure rates vary in the range 0.4 to 46.0 {mu}R/hr. In addition to the above exposure rates, there will be a component due to cosmic background which will be constant throughout the area (3,767 {mu}R/h) and has been taken into account while computing the total dose. The highest levels of exposure to radioactivity were found in Jaduguda and Chhotanagpur region and were generally related to granitic rocks. The lowest levels are associated with Dalma lava. These exposure rates are found to be well below the maximum permissible rates as approved by the International Commission on Radiological Protection. (author). 14 refs., 4 tabs., 3 figs.}
place = {India}
year = {1994}
month = {Dec}
}