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- Title
A MODEL TO PREDICT <sup>238</sup>U IN AQUIFER ROCK BASED ON <sup>222</sup>Rn AND <sup>226</sup>Ra MEASUREMENT IN GROUNDWATER SAMPLES: A CASE STUDY AT SOUTH BENGALURU CITY, KARNATAKA, INDIA.
- Authors
Poojitha, C G; Sahoo, B K; Ganesh, K E; Pranesha, T S; Sapra, B K
- Abstract
Naturally occurring 222Rn and 226Ra concentrations were investigated in groundwater samples collected from different parts of South Bengaluru city using Smart RnDuo monitor developed indigenously by Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC), India. The study area has been divided into two zones on the basis of external gamma radiation dose rates as zone A (100–200 nSv/h) and zone B (above 200 nSv/h). Radon concentration in groundwater for various sites, both supported (contribution from dissolved 226Ra in water) and unsupported (contribution from aquifer rock), was estimated. Assuming that 238U and 226Ra are roughly in secular equilibrium in the aquifer rock, a model has been proposed to predict the uranium (238U) content in the aquifer rocks using onsite measured 222Rn concentration and dissolved 226Ra concentration in the groundwater. Results of a case study carried out at South Bengaluru city, Karnataka, India have been discussed in the paper.
- Subjects
KARNATAKA (India); INDIA; URANIUM; GROUNDWATER sampling; AQUIFERS; GAMMA rays; NUCLEAR research; GROUNDWATER; RADIOACTIVITY; ROCKS
- Publication
Radiation Protection Dosimetry, 2019, Vol 185, Issue 1, p58
- ISSN
0144-8420
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1093/rpd/ncy257