A Study of Radon Concentration in Drinking Water of Lolab valley, Kashmir Himalaya

Indian Journal of Pure & Applied Physics

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Mohammad Rafiq Chakan¹  Sajad Masood¹  Salik Nazir¹  Mehak Mohi u Din¹  Amit Kumar Singla²  Supriya Rani²  Shakeel Simnani¹ 

[1] Department of Physics, University of Kashmir;Department of Physics, Maharaja Ranjit Singh Punjab Technical University

关键词: Drinking water samples;    Smart Radon Monitor;    Radon concentration;    Inhalation dose;    Lolab Kashmir;    Article;   

DOI  :  10.56042/ijpap.v61i6.2433

来源: National Institute of Science Communication and Information Resources

【 摘 要 】

In the present study, radon concentration has been estimated in drinking water samples of different locations of Lolab in Kupwara district of Kashmir valley. A scintillation based detector, (Smart RnDuo) has been used to evaluate the radon concentration in collected drinking water samples. In addition, the surface contamination of gamma radiations at each location was detected using portable gamma ray detector (PM 1405, Polimaster Inc., USA). The radon concentration in drinking water samples has been found to vary from 3.27 to 59.50 BqL−1, with an average of 23.65 BqL-1.The annual inhalation dose varied from 0.01 to 0.15 mSvy-1. The average annual inhalation dose was found to be 0.06 mSvy-1 and it lies well within the permissible limits.

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