Natural radioactivity and radiation exposure in the high background area at Chhatrapur beach placer deposit of Orissa, India

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

Volumn 75, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 15-33

  Mohanty, A K ^a   Sengupta, D ^a   Das, S K ^b   Saha, S K ^b   Van, K V ^c  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^b VARIABLE ENERGY CYCLOTRON CENTRE   (India)

^c INSTITUTE OF EXPERIMENTAL MINERALOGY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Chhatrapur beach; High background radiation area; Monazite; Natural radioactivity; Orissa; Radiation exposure; Zircon

Indexed keywords

DOSIMETRY; RADIOACTIVE ELEMENTS; RADIOGENIC GASES;

DOSE RATES; RADIATION EXPOSURES; RADIOGENIC HEAVY MINERALS;

RADIOACTIVITY;

MONAZITE; POTASSIUM 40; RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL; THORIUM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; URANIUM; ZIRCONIUM;

BACKGROUND LEVEL; HEAVY MINERAL; MONAZITE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIOACTIVITY; RADIONUCLIDE;

ARTICLE; GAMMA SPECTROMETRY; INDIA; NATURAL RADIOACTIVITY; POLLUTION MONITORING; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINATION; SAND; SEASHORE;

ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; GEOLOGY; INDIA; SOIL POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE; WATER POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; ORISSA; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 2442622403     PISSN: 0265931X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2003.09.004     Document Type: Article

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