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Levels and effects of natural radionuclides in soil samples of Garhwal Himalaya

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Distribution of natural radionuclide gives significant parameter to assess the presence of gamma radioactivity and its radiological effect in our environment. Natural radionuclides are present in the form of 226Ra, 232Th and 40K in soil, rocks, water, air, and building materials. Distribution of natural radionuclides depends on the type of minerals present in the soil and rocks. For this purpose gamma spectrometer is used as tool for finding the concentration of these radionuclides. The activity concentration of naturally occurring radionuclides 226Ra, 232Th and 40K in these soil samples were found to vary from of 8 ± 1 Bq/kg to 50 ± 10 Bq/kg with an average 20 Bq/kg, 7 ± 1–88 ± 16 Bq/kg with an Average 26 Bq/kg and 115 ± 18–885 ± 132 Bq/kg with an average 329 Bq/kg, respectively. In this paper, we are presenting the radiological effect due to distribution of natural radionuclide present in soil of Garhwal Himalaya.

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  1. Department of Physics, Badshahi Thaul Campus, H.N.B. Garhwal University, Tehri Garhwal, 249 199, India

    Manjulata Yadav, Mukesh Rawat, Anoop Dangwal, Mukesh Prasad, G. S. Gusain & R. C. Ramola

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Yadav, M., Rawat, M., Dangwal, A. et al. Levels and effects of natural radionuclides in soil samples of Garhwal Himalaya. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 302, 869–873 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-014-3277-9

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