Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Articles Article Faculty Publications -Articles Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource RADON in GROUNDWATER of MAGADI TALUK, RAMANAGARA DISTRICT in KARNATAKA Description An account of the resource 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. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Vipin Kumar P.; Gudennavar S.B.; Chandrashekara M.S.; Bubbly S.G.; Hamsa K.S. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Radiation Protection Dosimetry, Vol-183, No. 4, pp. 514-521. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Oxford University Press Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2019-01-01 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context <a href="https://doi.org/10.1093/rpd/ncy176" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://doi.org/10.1093/rpd/ncy176</a> <br /><br /><a href="https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85068858429&amp;doi=10.1093%2Frpd%2Fncy176&amp;partnerID=40&amp;md5=2c73cf29f0aac128116aa1fd89b5cbc4" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85068858429&amp;doi=10.1093%2frpd%2fncy176&amp;partnerID=40&amp;md5=2c73cf29f0aac128116aa1fd89b5cbc4</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Restricted Access Relation A related resource ISSN: 1448420; PubMed ID: 30265363; CODEN: RPDOD Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Online Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Article Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 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