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Rangaswamy DR, Suresh S, Srinivasa E, Sannappa J. Estimation of radiological dose due to radon, thoron and their progeny in indoor atmosphere of Shivamogga district, Karnataka, India. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 2023. [DOI: 10.1007/s10967-023-08833-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/06/2023]
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Radiological dose estimation due to exposure to attached and unattached fractions of radon and thoron progeny concentrations. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 2021. [DOI: 10.1007/s10967-021-08103-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Panwar P, Prasad M, Ramola RC. Study of soil-gas and indoor radon concentration in a test village at Tehri Garhwal, India. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 2021. [DOI: 10.1007/s10967-021-07901-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Study of radiation exposure due to indoor radon, thoron and progeny in Ghuttu, Tehri Garhwal, India. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 2021. [DOI: 10.1007/s10967-021-07937-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Estimation of indoor radon and thoron levels along with their progeny in dwellings of Roopnagar District of Punjab, India. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 2021. [DOI: 10.1007/s10967-021-07993-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Semwal P, Agarwal TK, Singh K, Joshi M, Gusain GS, Sahoo BK, Ramola RC. Indoor inhalation dose assessment for thoron-rich regions of Indian Himalayan belt. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2019; 26:4855-4866. [PMID: 30569360 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-018-3891-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2018] [Accepted: 11/29/2018] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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222Rn, 220Rn, and their decay products are significant contributors to background radiation dose. Their concentration level, pertaining exposure, and consequent dose are prime concerns in indoor environments. The present study was performed in 101 dwellings of different villages of Almora district situated in Kumaun hills of Indian Himalayan belt. Measurement of gases and decay products were made in three different types of dwellings (i.e., mud, cemented, and stone with plaster) in three seasons (winter, summer, and rainy). Concentration values for 222Rn and EERC were found to be varying in the order of winter > summer > rainy while obtained least in rainy season for the case of 220Rn and EETC. Concentration values for 222Rn and EERC were found to be lesser for cemented houses. Relative standard deviation of concentration values was found to be higher for the rainy season. Yearly averaged concentration values for 222Rn, EERC, 220Rn, and EETC were noted to be higher than the global averages but comparable to some Indian studies. Annual inhalation dose due to 222Rn, 220Rn, and their progeny was found to be 0.55-4.71 mSv/year with an average value of 2.36 ± 0.83 mSv/year. These values were measured for the first time in the study area and provide a link for future studies in the dwellings representing higher concentration values.
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- Poonam Semwal
- Department of Physics, Govt. P.G. College, New Tehri, Tehri Garhwal, 249001, India
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- Radiological Physics and Advisory Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Center, Mumbai, 400094, India
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- Department of Physics, Govt. P.G. College, New Tehri, Tehri Garhwal, 249001, India
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- Radiological Physics and Advisory Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Center, Mumbai, 400094, India.
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- Department of Physics, Govt. P.G. College, New Tehri, Tehri Garhwal, 249001, India
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- Radiological Physics and Advisory Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Center, Mumbai, 400094, India
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- Department of Physics, HNB, Garhwal University, BadshahiThaul Campus, Tehri Garhwal, 249199, India
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Visnuprasad AK, Jaikrishnan G, Sahoo BK, Pereira CE, Jojo PJ. CONTRIBUTION OF THORON AND PROGENY TOWARDS INHALATION DOSE IN A THORIUM ABUNDANT BEACH ENVIRONMENT. RADIATION PROTECTION DOSIMETRY 2018; 178:405-413. [PMID: 28981889 DOI: 10.1093/rpd/ncx126] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2017] [Accepted: 08/10/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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In an environment having thorium rich soil the activity concentration of thoron in soil gas and ground-level outside air is comparable to that to radon. Recent reports indicate that in terms of the energy of the alpha particle decays of thoron's progeny, its concentration in indoor air is significant, typically about half that due to radon progeny. We made a detailed radiometric profiling of inhalation dose to the population of the high background radiation area in the west southern coastal region of India. Here we report the results obtained from the long-term time integrated passive measurements of radon, thoron and their progeny concentrations in the high background radiation areas of Chavara and Neendakara hamlets of Kollam district. The equilibrium factors of radon and thoron with their progeny were determined for the region and was consistent with a previous study. The estimated value of total annual inhalation dose in the region ranged from 0.4 ± 0.06 to 3.7 ± 0.6 mSv y-1. The annual effective dose due to thoron and thoron progeny contributes ~35% to the total inhalation dose which means that thoron and its progeny is significant in assessing the radiation dose to the public.
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- A K Visnuprasad
- Department of Physics, Fatima Mata National College, Kollam, India
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- Low Level Radiation Research Laboratory, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Kollam, India
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- Radiological Physics and Advisory Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Kollam, India
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- Department of Physics, Fatima Mata National College, Kollam, India
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- Department of Physics, Fatima Mata National College, Kollam, India
- Department of Applied Physics, The Papua New Guinea University of Technology, Lae, Papua New Guinea
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Saini K, Singh P, Singh P, Bajwa BS, Sahoo BK. Seasonal variability of equilibrium factor and unattached fractions of radon and thoron in different regions of Punjab, India. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RADIOACTIVITY 2017; 167:110-116. [PMID: 27914776 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2016.11.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2016] [Revised: 10/21/2016] [Accepted: 11/24/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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A survey was conducted to estimate equilibrium factor and unattached fractions of radon and thoron in different regions of Punjab state, India. Pin hole based twin cup dosimeters and direct progeny sensor techniques have been utilized for estimation of concentration level of radon, thoron and their progenies. Equilibrium factor calculated from radon, thoron and their progenies concentration has been found to vary from 0.15 to 0.80 and 0.008 to 0.101 with an average value of 0.44 and 0.036 for radon and thoron respectively. Equilibrium factor for radon has found to be highest in winter season and lowest in summer season whereas for thoron highest value is observed in winter and rainy season and lowest in summer. Unattached fractions of radon and thoron have been found to vary from 0.022 to 0.205 and 0.013 to 0.212 with an average value of 0.099 and 0.071 respectively. Unattached fractions have found to be highest in winter season and lowest in rainy and summer season.
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- Komal Saini
- Department of Physics, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, 143005, India.
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- Department of Physics, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, 143005, India
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- Department of Physics, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, 143005, India
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- Department of Physics, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, 143005, India
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- Radiological Physics and Advisory Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai, 400085, India
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Prasad M, Rawat M, Dangwal A, Prasad G, Mishra R, Ramola RC. STUDY OF RADIATION EXPOSURE DUE TO RADON, THORON AND PROGENY IN THE INDOOR ENVIRONMENT OF YAMUNA AND TONS VALLEYS OF GARHWAL HIMALAYA. RADIATION PROTECTION DOSIMETRY 2016; 171:187-191. [PMID: 27026742 DOI: 10.1093/rpd/ncw055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Long-term measurements of indoor radon, thoron and their progeny concentrations have been carried out in dwellings of Yamuna and Tons Valleys of Uttarkashi, Garhwal Himalaya to investigate the health risk associated with inhalation of radon, thoron and progeny. The experimentally determined values of radon, thoron and progeny concentrations were used to estimate the annual inhalation doses and annual effective doses. The annual inhalation dose has been found to vary from 0.8 to 3.9 mSv y-1 with an average of 1.8 mSv y-1 The annual effective dose from the exposure to radon and its progeny in the study area has been found to vary from 0.1 to 2.4 mSv with an average of 1.2±0.6 mSv. Similarly, the annual effective dose due to thoron and its progeny has been found to vary from 0.2 to 1.5 mSv with an average of 0.6±0.4. The measurement techniques and results obtained are discussed in detail.
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- Mukesh Prasad
- Department of Physics, H. N. B. Garhwal University, Badshahi Thaul Campus, Tehri Garhwal 249 199, India
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- Department of Physics, H. N. B. Garhwal University, Badshahi Thaul Campus, Tehri Garhwal 249 199, India
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- Department of Physics, H. N. B. Garhwal University, Badshahi Thaul Campus, Tehri Garhwal 249 199, India
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- Department of Physics, Govt. Degree College, Purola 249 185, India
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- Radiological Physics and Advisory Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai 400 085, India
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- Department of Physics, H. N. B. Garhwal University, Badshahi Thaul Campus, Tehri Garhwal 249 199, India
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Ramola RC, Prasad M, Kandari T, Pant P, Bossew P, Mishra R, Tokonami S. Dose estimation derived from the exposure to radon, thoron and their progeny in the indoor environment. Sci Rep 2016; 6:31061. [PMID: 27499492 PMCID: PMC4976348 DOI: 10.1038/srep31061] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2016] [Accepted: 07/12/2016] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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The annual exposure to indoor radon, thoron and their progeny imparts a major contribution to inhalation doses received by the public. In this study, we report results of time integrated passive measurements of indoor radon, thoron and their progeny concentrations that were carried out in Garhwal Himalaya with the aim of investigating significant health risk to the dwellers in the region. The measurements were performed using recently developed LR-115 detector based techniques. The experimentally determined values of radon, thoron and their progeny concentrations were used to estimate total annual inhalation dose and annual effective doses. The equilibrium factors for radon and thoron were also determined from the observed data. The estimated value of total annual inhalation dose was found to be 1.8 ± 0.7 mSv/y. The estimated values of the annual effective dose were found to be 1.2 ± 0.5 mSv/y and 0.5 ± 0.3 mSv/y, respectively. The estimated values of radiation doses suggest no important health risk due to exposure of radon, thoron and progeny in the study area. The contribution of indoor thoron and its progeny to total inhalation dose ranges between 13-52% with mean value of 30%. Thus thoron cannot be neglected when assessing radiation doses.
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- R. C. Ramola
- Department of Physics, H.N.B. Garhwal University, Badshahi Thaul Campus, Tehri Garhwal - 249 199, India
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- Department of Physics, H.N.B. Garhwal University, Badshahi Thaul Campus, Tehri Garhwal - 249 199, India
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- Department of Physics, H.N.B. Garhwal University, Badshahi Thaul Campus, Tehri Garhwal - 249 199, India
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- Department of Physics, H.N.B. Garhwal University, Badshahi Thaul Campus, Tehri Garhwal - 249 199, India
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- German Federal Office for Radiation Protection, Berlin, Germany
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- Radiological Physics and Advisory Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai - 400 085, India
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- Institute of Radiation Emergency Medicine, Hirosaki University, Aomori 036-8564, Japan
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