RADON in GROUNDWATER of MAGADI TALUK, RAMANAGARA DISTRICT in KARNATAKA
- Title
- RADON in GROUNDWATER of MAGADI TALUK, RAMANAGARA DISTRICT in KARNATAKA
- Creator
- Vipin Kumar P.; Gudennavar S.B.; Chandrashekara M.S.; Bubbly S.G.; Hamsa K.S.
- Description
- Radon is a water-soluble radioactive noble gas produced from the alpha decay of 226Ra in uranium series. Its presence in drinking water and open air increases the risk of lung and intestinal cancers in human beings. In view of this, radon concentration in groundwater and its dose due to inhalation and ingestion to the population of Magadi taluk of Ramanagara district in Karnataka state, India was studied. The groundwater samples were analyzed for radon concentration using emanometry technique. The study showed that the radon concentration in this area varied from 27.4 1.0 to 167.5 3.9 Bq/L and the effective dose ranged from 104.2 2.7 to 636.2 11.0 ?Sv/a. The study also revealed that 95% of the 37 samples studied showed higher radon concentration compared to the UNSCEAR recommendation (40 Bq/L) and all the samples showed higher than the USEPA recommendation (11.1 Bq/L). Ten samples have concentration above the maximum permissible level prescribed by WHO (100 Bq/L). The groundwater samples are found to be slightly alkaline within the permissible limit of Indian Standards. 2018 The Author(s). Published by Oxford University Press. All rights reserved.
- Source
- Radiation Protection Dosimetry, Vol-183, No. 4, pp. 514-521.
- Date
- 2019-01-01
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Coverage
- Vipin Kumar P., Department of Physics and Electronics, CHRIST (Deemed to Be University), Bengaluru, 560029, India; Gudennavar S.B., Department of Physics and Electronics, CHRIST (Deemed to Be University), Bengaluru, 560029, India; Chandrashekara M.S., Department of Studies in Physics, University of Mysore, Manasagangotri, Mysuru, 570005, India; Bubbly S.G., Department of Physics and Electronics, CHRIST (Deemed to Be University), Bengaluru, 560029, India; Hamsa K.S., Department of Physics and Electronics, CHRIST (Deemed to Be University), Bengaluru, 560029, India
- Rights
- Restricted Access
- Relation
- ISSN: 1448420; PubMed ID: 30265363; CODEN: RPDOD
- Format
- Online
- Language
- English
- Type
- Article
Collection
Citation
Vipin Kumar P.; Gudennavar S.B.; Chandrashekara M.S.; Bubbly S.G.; Hamsa K.S., “RADON in GROUNDWATER of MAGADI TALUK, RAMANAGARA DISTRICT in KARNATAKA,” CHRIST (Deemed To Be University) Institutional Repository, accessed February 25, 2025, https://archives.christuniversity.in/items/show/16705.