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  • Title: STUDY OF RADON FLUX FROM SOIL IN BUDHAKEDAR REGION USING SRM.
    Author: Bourai AA, Aswal S, Kandari T, Kumar S, Joshi V, Sahoo BK, Ramola RC.
    Journal: Radiat Prot Dosimetry; 2016 Oct; 171(2):267-270. PubMed ID: 27056141.
    Abstract:
    In the present study, the radon flux rate of the soil is measured using portable radon monitor (scintillation radon monitor) in the Budhakedar region of District Tehri, India. The study area falls along a fault zone named Main Central Thrust, which is relatively rich in radium-bearing minerals. Radon flux rate from the soil is one of the most important factors for the evaluation of environmental radon levels. The earlier studies in the Budhakedar region shows a high level of radon (>4000 Bq m-3). Hence, it is important to measure the radon flux rate. The aim of the present study is to calculate the average estimate of the surface radon flux rate as well as the effective mass exhalation rate. A positive correlation of 0.54 was found between radon flux rate and radon mass exhalation rate.
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