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- Title
Natural radioactivity in surface marine sediments near the shore of Vizag, South East India and associated radiological risk.
- Authors
Tripathi, R.; Patra, A.; Mohapatra, S.; Sahoo, S.; Kumar, A.; Puranik, V.
- Abstract
Naturally occurring radioactive materials were determined in surface sediments from the marine environment near the shore of Vizag in the South eastern part of India using gamma spectrometry technique. The mean activity concentration was found to be 36 ± 11, 34 ± 15, 75 ± 38 and 782 ± 223 Bq/kg and ranged from 19 to 48 Bq/kg, 11 to 57 Bq/kg, 31 to 145 Bq/kg and 363 to 1,024 Bq/kg for U, Ra, Th and K, respectively. The mean radium equivalent activity, external hazard index, air absorbed gamma dose rate and annual effective dose equivalent are 203 ± 62 Bq/kg, 0.6 ± 0.2, 94 ± 27 nGy/h and 0.12 ± 0.03 mSv/year respectively. This data will serve as the baseline level for naturally occurring radionuclides in the study area and will be useful for tracking and assessing any pollution inventory in the environment of this region.
- Subjects
INDIA; RADIOACTIVITY; MARINE sediments; GAMMA ray spectrometry; MARINE pollution; RADIOACTIVE substances; RADIATION doses
- Publication
Journal of Radioanalytical & Nuclear Chemistry, 2013, Vol 295, Issue 3, p1829
- ISSN
0236-5731
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s10967-012-2106-2